Tibet
/tɪˈbet/- a mountainous area in China on the northern side of the Himalayas, since 1965 forming an autonomous region in the west of China; pop. 2,840, 000 (est. 2007); official languages, Tibetan and Chinese; capital, Lhasa. Chinese name XIZANG.西藏(位于喜马拉雅山北侧、中国境内的一个多山地区, 1965起成为中国西部的一个自治区, 2007年估计人口 2,840, 000, 官方语言藏语、汉语, 首府拉萨; 汉语名XIZANG)。
Most of Tibet forms a high plateau with an average elevation of over 4, 000 m (12, 500 ft). Ruled by Buddhist lamas since the 7th century, it was conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century and the Manchus in the 18th.