Tibet
plateau region in west China
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Summary
Tibet is a region[1]. Tibet ranks in the top 0.16% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,720 views/month, #2 of 1,289).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tibet Autonomous Region[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4], Tibet[5]
- Instance of: highland[6], cultural region[7], disputed territory[8]
- Commons category: Tibet[9]
- Said to be the same as: Tibetan Plateau[10], Tibet Autonomous Region[11]
- Highest point: Mount Everest[12]
- Coordinate location: 29.65, 91.1[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Inner Asia[14], China[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tibet[16]
- Commons gallery: བོད་[17]
- Population: 3,002,166[18]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Tibet[19]
- Territory claimed by: Taiwan[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[25], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], hedendaagsesieraden.nl[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Tibet topics[28]
- Demonym: Tibetan[29], Tibetano[30], Тибетці[31]
- Different from: Tiber[32], Tibet[33], Tibet Autonomous Region[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 4380[35]
- Area: 2,500,000[36]
- Geography of topic: geography of Tibet[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Tibet[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tibet include Tibetan Terrier[39], a dog breed[40].
Why It Matters
Tibet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Tibet is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Tibet include Tibetan Terrier[39], a dog breed[40].