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	Geography of Tibet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of Tibet sits atop a geological structure known as the Tibetan Plateau which includes the Himalaya and many of the highest mountain peaks in the world.
		Physically, Tibet may be divided into two parts, the "lake region" in the west and north-west, and the "river region", which spreads out on three sides of the former on the east, south, and west.
		The river region comprises the upper courses of the Brahmaputra, the Salween, the Yangtze, the Mekong, and the Yellow River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Tibet (627 words)

	Tibet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The collapse of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 led to the overthrow of the Sa-skya in Tibet.
		In 1841 Tibet was invaded by the army of General Zorawar Singh from the Indian Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir.
		The government of the PRC says that the population of Tibet in 1737 was about 8 million, and that due to the backward rule of the local theocracy, there was rapid decrease in the next two hundred years and the population in 1959 was only about 1.19 million.
	www.proxy7.com /nph-proxy3.cgi/110010A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet (5795 words)

	Learn more about Tibet in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tibet (Thibet in older spelling; Pö and Wylie translition: Bod in Tibetan, Tübed in Mongolian) is a region of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people.
		Tibet is the traditional center of Vajrayana, a distinctive form of Buddhism.
		Before 1959, Tibet was a theocracy led by the Dalai Lama, who now lives in exile and is internationally seen by many people as being a spokesman for the Tibetan people.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /t/ti/tibet.html (327 words)

	Tibet Geography
		With the average elevation of over 4,000 meters, Tibet is the plateau region with the largest space and the highest sea level in the world, which is dubbed "the World Ridge" and "the Third Pole on the Globe".
		Tibet is contiguous to Xinjiang Uygur autonomous Region and Qinghai Province by the Kunlun and the Tanggula Mountains on the north, looks at Sichuan Province across the Jinsha River on the east, is connected with Yunnan Province on the southeast, borders Burmese, India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and Kashmir.
		The total area of the Tibet Autonomous Region is 1,200,000 square kilometers and its population is 1,890,000.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2006-08/15/content_665441.htm (360 words)

	Tibet - Uncyclopedia
		In addition to its exceptional geography, fascinating culture, and tremendous geopolitical significance, Tibet is also notable as the most nearly successful attempt to date to use a palindrome as the name of a country, along with runners-up Togo and DNA-land, though the latter was recently disqualified as an illegal hyphe-nation.
		Tibet's spiritual leader is the Dali Lama, a genetic cross-breeding experiment involving surrealist painter Salvador Dali and an Alpaca.
		The explosive growth of Chinese tourism in Tibet during this period was, in fact, a trick to "catch the Tibetans with their pants down," or at least with their shirts partially unbuttoned.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Tibet (1004 words)

	Tibet
		Geography: Tibet Autonomous Region, as the main part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, is located in the southwestern border area of China between east longitude 78° 25' - 90° 06' and north latitude 26° 50' - 36° 53'.
		Affected by nature, geographic conditions and climate, 80% of the population in Tibet is distributed mainly over the valley along the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River valley and the deep valleys along three rivers (Lantsang River, Lujang River and Yangtse River) which are located in the eastern part of Tibet.
		Before the 1970s, the migration between Tibet and other provinces was almost dictated by the government as being work-site movements, job assignments and accompanying family moves, but after the 1980s, the migrants actively moved more for studying or training, for marriage or joining family, for visiting friends or relatives and retirement.
	www.unescap.org /esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/tibet.htm (3483 words)

	HerboTibet - Learn About Tibet - Brief Geography of Tibet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tibet's land is known to be isolated and mysterious.
		Tibet is located in central Asia and is often called the "Roof of the World", as it is the highest region in the world.
		With the mountains, Tibet is the source and dividing line for many major rivers of the Asian continent, Brahmaputra being the most important one.
	www.herbotibet.com /learn/geography/geography.php (350 words)

	Tibet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tibet (Tibetan : བོད་ (Bod) pronounced Pö Chinese : 西藏 pinyin : Xīzàng) is a region of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people.
		In Western "Tibet" may refer either to the Tibet Autonomous Region or TAR (an administrative subdivision of the People's Republic of China) or to historic and cultural Tibet consisted of the provinces of Amdo Kham U-Tsang.
		This agreement was successfully put into in Tibet proper but in June 1956 broke out in the Tibetan borderlands of and Kham which were not considered by Chinese to be part of Tibet and not subject to the "go slow" agreement.
	www.freeglossary.com /Tibet (1662 words)

	Tibet
		Lhasa is the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region and is the traditional capital of Tibet.
		This agreement was successfully put into effect in Tibet proper but in June, 1956 rebellion broke out in the Tibetan-populated borderlands of Amdo and Kham which were not considered by the Chinese to be part of Tibet and thus not subject to the "go slow" agreement of socialist transformation.
		Historically, the population of Tibet was primarily ethnic Tibetans.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Bod (1863 words)

	NEC Travels & Tour:Tibet tour,Tibet tour from Nepal,Tibet tour from Kathmandu,Tibet trekking ,tibet trekking,Tibet ...
		In addition to its incredible heights, Tibet is also one of the most isolated areas on earth, with most of the people living in elevations ranging from 1200 m to 5100 m.
		Tibet with it's mountains is the source and dividing line of the Asian continent's major rivers, with the Brahmaputra being the most important.
		In the 11th century the visit of the Bengali Master, Atisha, to Tibet greatly encouraged the study of Buddhism into Tibet and sowed the seed for Gelugpa, the greatest sect that was to come.
	www.nectravels.com /tibet/general_info.htm (949 words)

	history of tibet, religion in tibet, cultur in tibet, geography of tibet, tibet tourism guide, historical monuments in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tibet’s history can be traced back to the 7th century to the reign of the 33rd Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo of the Tsanpo dynasty.
		Gampo is considered the greatest of the rulers for he unified the country and made Lhasa the capital and was responsible for the construction of the magnificent Potala Palace (in Lhasa) and the Temple of Jokhang.
		Tibet was declared an Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China
	www.planetgypsy.com /destinations/TIBET/hi_tibet.html (323 words)

	Adventure in Tibet - Explore Tibet
		The extent of the area known as Tibet had always been difficult to pin down, but with the coming of the Chinese, borders have been drawn up, and the so called TAR (Tibetan Autonomous Region) is now bounded to the north by the Chinese Provinces of Xinjiang and Quinghai, and to the east by Sichuan.
		The dominant sect in Tibet is the Gelugpa or ‘yellow hat’ whose leader is the Dalai Lama.
		For all of our Tibet trips, your visa is arranged by us, but you must inform us if you have made a separate application for a Chinese visa which would remain valid during the period of your KE trip.
	www.keadventure.com /countries/tibet (1114 words)

	Geography of Tibet, Tibet Geography, Information about Tibet
		Tibet, a rich and beautiful land, is located at the main part of Qinghai-Tibet plateau, south-West frontier of China.
		Tibet borders with Sichuan, Yuannan, Qinghai And Xinjiang; to the south contiguous to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Burma, and bounded by Kashmir on the west.
		Tibet is so sunny that it produces a year-round sunshine of over 3,000 hours in a year.
	www.uniquetreks.com /tibet/information_about_tibet/geography.php (370 words)

	Tibet geography and natural conditions - Information for Tibet
		Tibet adjoins Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the province of Qinghai in the north, Sichuan in the east, Yunnan in the southeast, and such countries and regions as Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal in the south and west along an international border of nearly 4,000 km.
		Tibet, averaging more than 4,000 meters above sea level, forms the main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is well known as the "roof of the world." The Himalayas, ranging from east to west on the southern edge of the Tibet Plateau, run for 2,400 kilometers with an elevation of more than 6,000 meters.
		Minerals: There are more than 90 known mineral types in Tibet, reserves of 26 of which have been proved while 11 of them rank among the top five in the quantity of reserves in China.
	www.muztagh.com /china-information/tibet/tibet-geography.htm (645 words)

	Tibet Justice Center - Events
		Not only has Tibet’s environment been seriously damaged since the Chinese occupation, but the environmental damage has occurred in tandem with human rights abuses, the stripping of political and cultural rights, and the overall marginalization of the Tibetan people within their own homeland.
		Tibet Justice Center’s strategy is unique in that it is the only NGO actively building partnerships between Tibetan and Chinese environmental activists for the protection of Tibet’s environment.
		Tashi has taught classes relating to Tibet’s geography and politics at the university, authored and delivered papers at various academic conferences, worked as an assistant editor for Asian Perspective, a journal of international studies and served on the Board of Directors of Students for a Free Tibet.
	www.tibetjustice.org /iucn.html (2109 words)

	Geography Books on Nepal, Tibet, Himalayas & India
		The Kingdom of Nepal, four times the size of Switzerland, is situated on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, the mountain range from which the highest summits in the world reach up into the sky.
		He visited areas that are still today closed to tourists and observed ceremonies and customs which have today been overtaken by the march of time.
		Toni Hagen set foot on every frontier crossing point into Tibet and there was no valley that he did not visit.
	www.pilgrimsbooks.com /geography.html (932 words)

	Geography of Tibet - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Tibet, province-level administrative region of China, located in a high-mountain area in the southwestern part of the country.
		China : geography and environment : provinces and regions: 1949: Tibet
		Tibet, the extreme southwestern portion of China, has an area of 475,000 sq.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Geography+of+Tibet (112 words)

	Tibet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Due to Tibet’s remote mountainous geography, Tibetan way of life remained distinct and unique from all other cultures.
		Therefore, in 1959 the spiritual leader of Tibet the Dalai Lama exiled to India.Today the religion and culture of Tibet is threatened.
		And due to the impermanent nature of the sand mandala, a form of visual prayer, it is near extinction as well.
	www.tufts.edu /programs/mma/fah189/2005/ossip/aboutpage/tibet.html (127 words)

	Books on Tibet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		• Buddhism and Lamaism of Tibet / Austine Waddell
		5: Linguistic Geography of Kumaun Himalayas / D.D. Sharma
		• The Dalai Lamas of Tibet / Thubten Samphel; Tendar
	www.indus-intl.com /books-on-tibet.htm (1564 words)

	Preserving Tibet: Culture, Place and People
		Efforts to preserve Tibet -- its environment, its people, and their culture -- come in two forms: direct preservation projects involving Tibetan people and those who support their efforts, and educational projects providing resources for people, mainly non Tibetans, who want to learn more about Tibet or some aspect of its culture.
		A vivid example of the success of the latter approach is the rapid spread of Tibetan Buddhism and the Way of Shambhala into Western countries, fueled by the avid interest of Western students hungry for genuine spiritual insight.
		Fortunately, many of the most accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters were able to escape from Tibet during the invasion, and to bring with them many of their treasured scriptures, art works and ritual implements.
	www.dharma-haven.org /tibetan/preserving-culture.htm (814 words)

	Tibet Education Network
		A son finds his father's diaries of travel in Tibet during the 1950's and imagines his journey in a mystical land on the verge of being absorbed by Communist China.
		Explores the geography, history, traditional culture, religion and current situation in Tibet combining educational text with Herge's original cartoons and contemporary photographs.
		A young boy from Seattle is identified as the incarnation of a Tibetan Lama, interspersed with flashbacks to scenes from the life of the historical Buddha in ancient India.
	www.globalsourcenetwork.org /tibet_5-8.htm (1224 words)

	Tibet tours, treks, expeditions in lhasa, gyangtse, shigatse, naggu, shannan ...
		Tibet tours, treks, expeditions in lhasa, gyangtse, shigatse, naggu, shannan...
		Travel guide with useful information and special interests in Tibet.
		; Jokhang Temple, Jokhang is the spiritual center of Tibet, the Holy of Holies, the destination of millions of Tibetan pilgrims.
	www.asia-planet.com /tibet/index.htm (347 words)

	Tibet Environmental Watch - Geography
		Historical Map of Tibet II: From the Late Yarlung Period to the Beginnings of Chinese Expansion into Eastern Tibet.
		Historical Map of Tibet III: The Western Extent of the Manchu Empire, CA 1800.
		URL: http://www.tibetmap.com The Tibet Map Institute's objective is the mapping of the Tibetan area using: (a) toponyms given by travellers, cartographers, etc., and (b) Landsat satellite photos.
	www.tew.org /geography/index.html (187 words)

	Tibet Facts, Facts on Tibet, Tibet Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Etymological: the name Tibet is derived from the Sanskrit word Trivistapa which means "heaven." Tibetans called their homeland Bod.
		Tibet's history can be diveded into four period: The Tsanpo's Period, The period of Decentrailzation, The period of Sakya, Pagdu, and Karmapa's Rule, and The period of the gandan Podrang's Administration.
		The Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on 9 September 1965.
	www.chinahighlights.com /tibet/facts.htm (238 words)

	Tibet flowers encyclopedia
		Tibet is well know as the World's Roof, it covers an area of 1.2 million km2, between 26º52' ~ 36º30'N and 78º24' ~ 99º06'E. The average altitude of Tibet is 4,500 meters (14,763 ft).
		The complex of Tibet geography covers at least 8 types of geological zones, that providing the environment for different species of plants to grow.
		During her 40 years scientific career, she investigated 20 forests regions in Tibet, walked 130,000 km to obtain large amount of first-hand data.
	www.100gogo.com /tflow.htm (540 words)

	Tibet \| by Elizabeth Pyjov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This website includes many articles about the events in Tibet and the situation that Tibetans are in.
		Tibet's longest-serving female prisoner of conscience is finally released.
		He appears to have been held for several months incommunicado, he was not given full and adequate legal representation, and his trial was held in secret.
	sun.menloschool.org /~sportman/modernworld/tibet/news.html (130 words)

	ISS EarthKAM: Tibet: Physical Geography
		Since Tibet is in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in January; so it could be ice or snow.
		When we saw the ground photographs (we don't know what time of year these were taken), we thought that it could be that the lakes were very shallow and we were seeing sediments that made up an uneven bottom showing through.
		The response we got teaches a few things about how to come up with a hypothesis (or how to make an educated guess) and what makes an expert an expert.
	earthkam.ucsd.edu /public/images/investigations/tibet/netlines.shtml (726 words)

	Category:Tibet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This category concerns Tibet, a territory which part of is currently administered by the People's Republic of China as an autonomous region, the rest is divided up among the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and possibly part of Xinjiang.
		List of towns and villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region
		Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Tibet (130 words)

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