Tibet is the world’s highest land, with average heights of over 4,000m, also the world’s largest plateau, with a territory around 229.96 million square meters. The average altitude in Lhasa, the center and capital of Tibet, is 3700m above the sea level, in the western regions and some northern parts are above 4000m, eastern regions are bit lower around 3400m-3500m, and southern region is analogous to Lhasa. Consequently, Tibet is often referred to as the “Roof of the World”. Parts of the northwestern region are so remote they remain uninhabited to this day.
The Tibetan Plateau covers the eastern Qinghai, the western Sichuan, the northern Yunnan, and the southwestern Gansu provinces. There is one municipality (Lhasa) and six prefectures within the TAR; Ngari and Shigatse in the west, Ngachu in the north, Lhoka in the south, and Nyingtri and Chamdo in the east.
Entering Tibet, you’ll feel as though you’ve entered an entirely different world. Tibet is entirely one of the most fascinating and mysterious travel destination in the world. It is covered with countless religious monasteries, palaces, castles, historical caves, holy lakes and mountains, glaciers and white cloaked peaks, and endless grasslands. The most popular and majestic sites are the Potala palace, Jokhang, Sera & Drepong monasteries, and Namtso lake in Lhasa, the first monastery Samye, Yumbulakang palace, and Yamdrok lake in Lhoka, Tashilunpo & Sakya monasteries, and the Mount Everest in Shigatse, Manosarava lake and the Mount Kailashi in Ngari, Basum& Rawa lake, Lunang panorama, and Riwache monastery in Nyingtri and Chamdo.