Tibet (region)
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| "Greater Tibet" as claimed by Tibetan exile groups | |||||||||
| Tibetan autonomous areas, as designated by China | |||||||||
| Tibet Autonomous Region, within China | |||||||||
| Chinese-controlled, claimed by India as part of Aksai Chin | |||||||||
| Indian-controlled, parts claimed by China as South Tibet | |||||||||
| Other areas historically within the Tibetan cultural sphere | |||||||||
| Tibet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Tibet" in the Tibetan (top) and Chinese (bottom) scripts
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| Chinese | 西藏 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Western Tsang" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tibetan | བོད་ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīzàng |
| Wade–Giles | Hsi1-tsang4 |
| IPA | [ɕí.tsâŋ] |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | xi55 zaan21 |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Sî-tshông |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | sai1 zong6 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Se-chōng |
| Teochew Peng'im | Sai-tsăng |
| Eastern Min | |
| Fuzhou BUC | Să̤-câung |
| Middle Chinese | |
| Middle Chinese | Sei-dzang |
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| Wylie | bod |
| Tibetan Pinyin | boew |
Coordinates: 31°12′N 88°48′E / 31.2°N 88.8°E
Tibet (/tɪˈbɛt/; Tibetan: བོད་, Wylie: bod, Tibetan Pinyin: boew, pronounced [pøː˩˧˨]; Chinese: 西藏; pinyin: Xīzàng /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/) is a historical region covering much of the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia. Today, Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China and spans approximately 2.4 million km2 and nearly a quarter of China's territory. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Qiang, and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people. Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). The highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029 ft) above sea level.
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