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  2. Lhasa - Wikipedia

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    Lhasa, [a] officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, [b] is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China. [4]Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining and, at an altitude of 3,656 metres (11,990 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world.

  3. List of highest large cities - Wikipedia

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    Average Height Town / City Country Population Est. Year 4,150 m (13,615 ft) El Alto ... Lhasa China: 373,000: 2009 3,640 m (11,942 ft) La Paz

  4. Lhasa (city) - Wikipedia

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    Lhasa [a] is a prefecture-level city, [b] one of the main administrative divisions of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.It covers an area of 29,274 square kilometres (11,303 sq mi) of rugged and sparsely populated terrain.

  5. Tibet - Wikipedia

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    On January 15, 2009, China announced the construction of Tibet's first expressway, the Lhasa Airport Expressway, a 37.9 km (23.5 mi) stretch of controlled-access highway in southwestern Lhasa. The project will cost 1.55 billion yuan (US$227 million).

  6. List of highest airports - Wikipedia

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    China DCY ZUDC 4,411 14,472 155,474 Qamdo Bamda ... Lhasa Gonggar Airport [10] Lhasa, Tibet China LXA ZULS 3,570 11,713 4,779,386 ...

  7. Lhasa Gonggar Airport - Wikipedia

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    Lhasa Gonggar Airport (IATA: LXA, ICAO: ZULS) is the airport serving Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is about 97 kilometres (60 mi) to Lhasa and about 62 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of the city in Gyazhugling, Gonggar County of Shannan .

  8. Lhasa, Tibet Weather - Hourly Forecasts and Local ... - AOL

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    Get the Lhasa, Tibet local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  9. Potala Palace - Wikipedia

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    The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and a World Heritage Site since 1994. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. [1]