Tibet
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: July 14, 2005
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781844034062
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Travel writing; Tibet; History: World
First sentence: SITUATED IN THE HEART of Asia, the Tibetan world covers the entire extent of the great Tibetan plateau, extending from the southern face of the Himalayas northwards to the Kuen Lung range that borders the Taklamakan Desert of Chinese Turkestan, and from east and west it ranges from the hills of Sichuan to the Hindu Kush.