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2. Everest base camps - Wikipedia

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   A visit to the North Base Camp requires a permit from the Chinese government, on top of the permit required to visit Tibet itself. Such permits can be arranged via travel companies in Lhasa as part of a package tour that included hiring a vehicle, driver, and guide.

3. Tourism in Tibet - Wikipedia

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   Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Tourism in Tibet has recently become one of the region's key development strategies. In 2015, Tibet received more than 20 million tourists, and its total annual tourism revenue reached 28 billion yuan, accounting for more than 25% of the region's GDP and contributing more than 20% to the growth of Tibet's economy. [1]

4. Asian Trekking - Wikipedia

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   Everest towers over its western shoulder, the Khumbu icefall, and on the right Nuptse Closer view of Everest and its western shoulder Chinese Tibet's Shishapangma Lhotse Lhotse and Everest peaks from space (their eastern side) Asian Trekking is a Nepal-based adventure company, specializing in mountaineering expeditions and trekking in the ...

5. Riwoche County - Wikipedia

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   The county lies in eastern Tibet and borders Qinghai province to the north. Riwoche is the name of the county, the county capital, and the small village where the main monastery is located. Riwoche sits at around 3,400 m (11,200 ft) above sea level.

6. UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny

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   A group of U.N. ambassadors are touring Tibet on a trip arranged by China, diplomats said, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by ...

7. Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet ...

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   The epicentre of Tuesday's magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region's most powerful tremors in recent years, was located in Tingri in China's Tibet, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest ...