Tibetan and Himalayan Library

digital library hosted by the University of Virginia focusing on Tibet and the Himalayas
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Tibetan and Himalayan Library

Summary

Tibetan and Himalayan Library is a website[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library is in the country of United States[3].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's instance of is recorded as website[4].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155119948[5].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047pd_1[6].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20091125001[7].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's official website is recorded as http://www.thlib.org[8].
  • Tibetan and Himalayan Library's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'THL'}[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Tibetan and Himalayan Library include THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription[10], a transliteration of Tibetan script[11].

Why It Matters

Tibetan and Himalayan Library ranks in the top 8% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

It is credited with the discovery of THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription[14], a transliteration of Tibetan script[15]. Entities named for it include THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription[10], a transliteration of Tibetan script[11].

FAQs

What did Tibetan and Himalayan Library discover?

Tibetan and Himalayan Library is credited as discoverer of THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tibetan and Himalayan Library. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tibetan-and-himalayan-library
MLA “Tibetan and Himalayan Library.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tibetan-and-himalayan-library.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tibetan-and-himalayan-library_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tibetan and Himalayan Library}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tibetan-and-himalayan-library}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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