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Potala

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Potala: see Lhasa Lhasa or Lasa , city (1994 est. pop. 118,000), capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, SW China. It is on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) at an altitude of c.11,800 ft (3,600 m).
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Tibet is the highest region on earth, and with the options of climbing Mount Everest or visiting the Potala Palace it is difficult to decide what adventure to partake in first when visiting this country.
The Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, the largest Tibetan Buddhist establishment outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa, is claimed by China as part of its territory.
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