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Area	2.5 million sq. km
Capital	Lhasa
Population	6 million Tibetans, 7.5 million Chinese through population transfer
Ave. Altitude	13,000 ft ab. sea level
Language	Tibetan but the official language is Chinese
Main crop/food	Tsampa (roasted barley flour)
National drink	Po-cha (salted butter tea)
Animals	Wild Yak, Bharal (blue) sheep, Musk deer, Snow Leopard, Tibetan antelope, Tibetan gazell
Birds	Black necked crane, Lammergeier, Great Crested grebe, Bar-headed goose, Ibis bill
Ave. Rainfall	In the west- 1 mm in Jan to 25 mm in July. In the east- 25-50 mm in Jan to 800 mm in July
Ave. Temp.	July 58F, Jan 24F
Major Rivers	Yangtse, Tsango, Mekong, Salween, Yellow
Bordering Countries	India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, China
National Flag	Snow Lions with red and blue rays

Some helpful information to assist you with planning your trek or visit to TIBET.

Altitude of The Lakes
Name of Lake	Location	Altitude (m)
Namtso	Damshung	4718	Salty, 35m deep
Manasarova Lake	Burang	4588	Fresh, 81m deep
Yamdrotso Lake	Nangartse	4441	Salty, 51m deep
Raksas Tal	Burang	4561
Peikutso	Gyirong	4591	Salty
Bashongtso	Gongbogyamda	3460	Barrier Lake
Bangongtso	Rutok	4241	Fresh in east, salty in west 41.3m deep
Rawu	Basho	3850
Tsari Namtso	Tsochen	4613	Salty
Dagyatso	Saga	5170
Silingtso	Nyima	4530	Salty
Tangra Yomtso	Nyima	4535	Salty

Traditional Festivals
Name of Festivals	2004	2005
New Year	Feb 21	Feb 9
Great Prayer Festival	Feb 28-Mar 7	Feb 16-25
Butter Lamp Festival	Mar 6	Feb 23
The Birth Of Buddha	Jun 3	May 23
Horse Racing Festival, Gyangze	Jun	Jun
Choba-Troshe Festival	Jul 21	Jul 10
Yalong Cultural Festival	Jul 25	Jul 25
Shoton Festival	Aug 15-22	Sep 3-10
Qiangtang Kyaggen Horse Racing Festival	Aug 10-16	Aug 10-16

Temperature in Four Cities
	Lhasa		Shigatse		Tsetang		Kongpo
Month	Highest	Lowest	Highest	Lowest	Highest	Lowest	Highest	Lowest
Jan	6.8	-10.2	5.7	-13.1	7.6	-9.0	7.9	-5.3
Feb	9.2	-6.9	8.0	-9.5	9.9	-5.9	9.8	-2.7
Mar	12.0	-3.2	11.0	-5.4	12.9	-2.4	13.0	-0.1
Apr	15.7	0.9	15.5	-0.7	16.9	1.3	16.5	3.2
May	19.7	5.1	19.5	3.4	20.4	5.2	18.8	6.8
Jun	22.5	9.2	22.1	7.6	22.9	8.9	20.9	10.0
Jul	21.7	9.9	21.0	8.7	22.5	10.1	22.1	11.2
Aug	20.7	9.4	19.6	8.1	21.5	9.5	22.1	10.7
Sep	19.6	7.6	18.7	5.8	20.5	7.6	20.3	9.2
Oct	16.4	1.4	15.2	-1.2	17.1	1.8	17.2	4.9
Nov	11.6	-5.0	10.7	-8.0	12.4	-4.1	12.9	-.7
Dec	7.7	-9.1	7.0	-12.3	8.7	-7.9	9.6	-4.5
Ave Temp	15.3	.8	14.5	-1.4	15.5	1.3	15.9	3.6

General Information of Tibet

Map Of Tibet

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TIBET

  Pilgrimage and Cultural Tours. Shambhala Travels & Tours, with its unique resources, can organize tours to monasteries and hermitages of your choice, or adapt to your requirements. Accompanied by expert experienced guides, you can ride or walk to the sacred places of Tibet without hindrance.
  Off the roads, in the valleys of Central Tibet, the pace of life has changed very little over the centuries. Shambhala Travels & Tours designs tours (4-15 days) ending at important monasteries and hermitage sites for those who wish to have firsthand experience of village and nomad life in the valleys and on the plateau.
  You can visit Lhamo Lhatso, the Dalai Lama’s Oracle Lake, over the Khichu/Tsangpo Divide to Samye Monastery, from Tsurpu to Yangpachen, or along the North bank of the Tsangpo River visiting caves and monasteries en route. The world-renowned Sherpas will support the visitor

Altitude of Main Cities