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23 May, 2010
A total of 92 summiteers, including world cyclist Pushkar Shah, made it to the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 17. ...
22 May, 2010
A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a statement on his website said.
17 May, 2010
The third edition of Everest Skydive, the highest skydive event in the world and by far the most challenging, kicked off on Sunday in the ...
14 May, 2010
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is offering free visas to those foreign mountaineers in 2010 and 2011 who have already scaled Mount Everest in a ...
18 March, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) are jointly imposing Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) Card to charge foreign trekkers from ...
20 February, 2010
The most anticipated and highly expected Tourism campaign of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 is set to officially launch on February 26, 2010. With an aim to ...
20 February, 2010
A major hindu festival Maha Shivaratri 2010 is to be celebrated on the 12th February, Friday. The festival known as Night of Shiva or Great Night ...
29 December, 2009
The cabinet meeting at Kala Patthar plateau near the base camp of world´s highest peak Mt. Everest has concluded successfully. The meeting done in ...
29 December, 2009
On the 27th-29th November a small village along the Trisuli River was overrun with professional kayakers for the 9th Himalayan Whitewater Championships (or the ‘ ...
1 December, 2009
The World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA) has finished its preparation for this year’s elephant polo championship which would be held in Bardia from November 29 ...
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Tibet

tibetGeography:
Location: Asia, north of India, located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Area: 1.2m sq km (471 700 sq miles), Bod: 2.5 million sq. km, approximately the size of Western Europe. Terrain: 70% Grassland; from high plateau to tropical forest Climate: Average temperture 28 degrees Celsius (Summer) -15 degrees Celsius (in Winter), extremely dry except during rainy season (July-August)

History:
Tibetan history can be traced thousands of years back. Tibet's history can be diveded into four period: The Tsanpo's Period, The period of Decentrailzation, The period of Sakya, Pagdu, and Karmapa's Rule, and The period of the gandan Podrang's Administration.

People:
Population: 2.62 million
Ethnic Groups: primarily ethnic Tibetans; Menba, Lhoba, Mongols, Hui and a growing number of Han Chinese.
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Animism.
Culture: Wedding, Funeral
Languages: Tibetan, Chinese.
Festivals: Tibetan New Year, Shoton Festival, Bathing Festival..

Natural resources:
Forests, wildlife, mineral resources, uranium (world's largest uranium reserve), hydro-, geothermal energy.

Agriculture products:
Livestock and livestock products.

Industries:
Mining, wool spinning, carpets, forestry, food processing, printing, building materials and machinery, tourism.

Currency:
Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

Time:
Local Time = UTC +8h
Actual Time: Thu-Aug-25 15:35

Government:
Type: Communist party-led state (People's Republic of China)
The Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on 9 September 1965.

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