Lhasa
Feature Types:
City; ADM3; Capital of a 1st order administrative division
Lhasa is the most important city in modern and historical Tibet, both religiously and politically; located in the geographical center of central Tibet, it is home to the sacred center of Tibet in the Jokhang Temple and the famed Potala Palace, from which the Dalai Lamas ruled over Tibet.
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Names
- ལྷ་ས། (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > Lhasa (Tibetan, Latin script, Transcription-THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)
- > lha sa (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
- > 拉薩 (Tibetan, Traditional Chinese Characters, Transcription-Tibetan-to-Chinese Transcription)
- > 拉萨 (Tibetan, Simplified Chinese Characters, Transliteration-Traditional-to-Simplified Chinese Transliteration)
- > Lasa (Tibetan, Latin script, Transcription-Pinyin Transcription)
- Shixiaqu (Chinese, Latin script, Original)
- Etymology for ལྷ་ས།:
Literally, "god-place."
IDs
Place ID: F637
THL Extended GB Code: 5401010000
Altitude
3650
Location
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