which was 240 miles from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital ...

I was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, my parents’ first born. A brother and sister followed, and the five of us lived with ...

The region is administered by Shigatse city, the traditional ... in the Lhasa block since 1950. The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet. The Mainling quake triggered more ...

Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble, video released by Tibet Fire and Rescue showed ... magnitude 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the ...

The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan, in collaboration with various groups including the Tibet Youth Congress, Hong ...

from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and about 23 kilometers (14 miles) from the region’s second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. The average altitude in the area around the ...

Hongkongers will be able to fly to the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, in eight hours when an airline launches a new route later this month to offer a faster and more affordable travel option. A check by ...

In digesting Tibet's different regions, it's important to know a few things. First, there's a distinction between Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region (also referred to as the TAR). Tibet is ...

You can find the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city found 168 miles west of Lhasa. Since you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently under the terms ...

Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble, video released by Tibet Fire and Rescue showed ... 6 or above in what is known as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9-magnitude ...

Earthquake in Tibet Kills More Than 120, Striking Near Holy Buddhist City By Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma ... 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9-magnitude ...