{"id":1662,"date":"2023-01-17T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/interesting-features-of-the-roof-of-the-world-explorer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:38:30","slug":"interesting-features-of-the-roof-of-the-world-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/interesting-features-of-the-roof-of-the-world-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Features of the Roof of the World &#8211; Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Located in Central Asia, Tibet is one of the most interesting regions in the world.  It is known as the &#8220;Roof of the World&#8221; due to its average altitude of 4,900 meters.  It is considered the spiritual center of the world as one of the most important centers of Buddhism.  Tibet&#8217;s majestic mountains, red-robed monks, and extraordinary culture are its world-renowned features.  At the same time, due to its altitude, the region hosts many of the world&#8217;s highest mountains.  Another interesting thing to know about Tibet is that tourists cannot enter Tibet without a Tibet Travel Permit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5751\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet2-1024x681.webp\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet2-1024x681.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5751\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>It is bordered by China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Qinghai to the north, Sichuan to the east, and India, Nepal and Bhutan to the south.  On the southern edge of the Tibetan plateau are the Himalayas.  Tibet, a high altitude region, is home to some of the highest mountains in the world.  Among them, Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world (8,848 meters), is located on the border with Nepal.  The Qinghai-Tibet railway is the highest railway in the world, with the highest point being the Tanggula Pass at 5072 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/himalaya1-1024x643.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/himalaya1-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The Tibetan Plateau is also known as the source of some major rivers.  These include rivers such as the Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus, Mekong, Ganges, Salween, and Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo).  Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, located along the Brahmaputra River, is one of the deepest and longest canyons in the world.  Tibet, an important water source in Asia, is also called the \u201cWater Tower\u201d.  The Chinese government invests heavily in water projects in Tibet.  Major rivers such as the Brahmaputra and the Indus originate in the vicinity of the Mapam Yumco lake near Mount Kailash in western Tibet.  Mount Kailash is a sacred place of pilgrimage by both Hindus and Tibetans and is seen as the abode of Lord Shiva.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5754\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kailash-Dagi1-1024x681.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kailash-Dagi1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5754\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Tibet has many high altitude lakes and they are called \u201ctso\u201d or \u201cco\u201d.  There is also an important lake such as Yamdrok Lake.  Among them, Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in the People&#8217;s Republic of China.  Namtso Lake, which is part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is a lake that means &#8220;Sky Lake&#8221; or &#8220;Heaven Lake&#8221;.  This lake is a sacred place for Buddhists.  The lake is considered one of the five most beautiful lakes in China.  The western parts of Tibet are very arid and its atmosphere is extremely dry for 9 months.  The average annual snowfall is only 46 cm.  Low temperatures are common in these regions and vegetation is negligible.  Northern Tibet experiences high temperatures in the summer and cold temperatures in the winter.  It is rainy as eastern Tibet is under the influence of the Indian monsoon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5746\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet-1024x636.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5746\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-tibet-in-bagimsizlik-durumu\">Tibet&#8217;s Independence State<\/h3>\n<p>Tibet, whose capital is Lhasa, was known as an independent kingdom in the past.  However, it is claimed to have been occupied by China in 1950.  The People&#8217;s Republic of China, on the other hand, argues that Tibet historically belonged to China and emerged only from China&#8217;s political influence between 1913 and 1950.  China claims to have recognized political autonomy by seizing the region in 1950.  Those who support Tibet&#8217;s independence claim that the culture and riches in the region have been subjected to a cultural genocide.  However, the Chinese government describes these claims as untrue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5750\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/himalaya-1024x546.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/himalaya-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5750\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The Dalai Lama, who started a rebellion against the Chinese government in 1959, immigrated to India upon the invitation of the Indian government after the peace could not be achieved.  Disputes exist today between China and the Tibetan government-in-exile about when Tibet became part of China and the validity of China&#8217;s domination of Tibet.  All modern China, including Tibet, is considered part of East Asia.  Historically, some European sources consider parts of Tibet to be in Central Asia.  Tibet is west of the Central China Plain and is within mainland China.  Tibet is a term often translated by the Chinese media as &#8220;Western part&#8221; meaning &#8220;Western China&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5747\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lhasa-1024x622.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lhasa-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5747\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3>Cultural Features of Tibet<\/h3>\n<p>Culturally, Tibet consists of several regions.  These;  administratively part of the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, it includes the northeast region Amdo, the southeast region Kham, and the central and west region U-Tsang.  Among these regions, the influences of Tibetan culture also extend to Bhutan, Nepal, parts of India such as Sikkim, Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti, Baltistan or Balti-yul in Northern Pakistan, and certain Tibetan autonomous regions in neighboring provinces of China.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5748\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet1-1024x674.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tibet1-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5748\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>In Tibet, Buddhism is known as &#8216;Lamaism&#8217;.  This belief system originated in Tibet in the 5th century but spread to the majority of the people in the 7th century with the Tibetan King Srongsten Gampo.  Buddhism is not actually a religion, its basic principles are philosophy and moral teachings, and there is no concept of god.  Worshiping nature, self-control, and giving importance to moral values \u200b\u200bform the basis of the Buddhism system.  Tibetan Buddhism is classified by modern scholars as Northern Buddhism (Vajrayana).  This belief system has believers in many countries such as Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan and India.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5755\" data-lazy-=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/yarlung-Tsangpo-1024x686.jpg\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/yarlung-Tsangpo-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5755\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in Central Asia, Tibet is one of the most interesting regions in the world. It is known as the &#8220;Roof of the World&#8221; due to its average altitude of 4,900 meters. It is considered the spiritual center of the world as one of the most important centers of Buddhism. Tibet&#8217;s majestic mountains, red-robed monks, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1873],"tags":[830,1433,1322,1434,1310],"class_list":["post-1662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-who","tag-explorer","tag-features","tag-interesting","tag-roof","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}