Xizang
See Xizang in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(shēˈdzängˈ) or Ti·bet (tə-bĕtˈ)
An autonomous region of China in the southwest part of the country north and west of the Himalaya Mountains. Controlled by China since 1720, it became an autonomous province in 1951 and was formally proclaimed an autonomous region in 1965. Xizang is a center of Buddhism, but many Buddhists have fled since the 1950s to escape religious persecution. Lhasa is the capital. Population: 2,610,000.
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