In digesting Tibet's different regions, it's important to know a few things. First, there's a distinction between Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region (also referred to as the TAR). Tibet is ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of Tibet. His book “Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades ...

As the Tibetan government-in-exile at Dharamshala is planning to issue a map of Tibet with original names of places and boundaries to counter China’s cartographic aggression, Sikyong (president ...

What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi (1866-1945) took to enter Tibet, tucked deep in the mountains and closed to foreigners, at a time when no decent map was available. Now ...

Gonpo Namgyal is the victim of a slow-moving conflict that has dragged on for nearly 75 years, since China invaded Tibet in the mid-20th century. Language has been central to that conflict.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit close to one of Tibet's most sacred cities on the morning of Tuesday, January 7th. Showing a low-resolution version of the map. Make sure your browser supports WebGL ...

Barkhor Street is one big circular street that goes around Jokhang Temple and is filled to the brim with shops and stalls catering to those who want to take a little piece of Tibet home.

This crowded, shoebox-sized emporium spills over with treasures from Tibet, Nepal, and India. Tibetan-born owner Sonam Zoksang lived as a refugee in India before moving to New York at the age of 24.

In Columbus’ Clintonville neighborhood, you can take a stroll along Tibet Road or Delhi Avenue. In North Linden, you can ...