Tibetan Plateau

plateau in Central Asia
Place region Q179842
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Tibetan Plateau

Summary

Tibetan Plateau is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,063 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Tibet Autonomous Region[3].
  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Qinghai[4].
  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Western Sichuan[5].
  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Yunnan[6].
  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Xinjiang[7].
  • Tibetan Plateau is located in Gansu[8].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of People's Republic of China[9].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of India[10].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of Pakistan[11].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of Afghanistan[12].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of Nepal[13].
  • Tibetan Plateau is in the country of Bhutan[14].
  • Tibetan Plateau is on the continent of Asia[15].
  • Tibetan Plateau's instance of is recorded as region[16].
  • Tibetan Plateau's instance of is recorded as plateau[17].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Kunlun Mountains[18].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Qilian Mountains[19].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Yarlung Tsangpo River[20].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Himalayas[21].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Indian subcontinent[22].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Tarim Basin[23].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Mongolian Plateau[24].
  • Tibetan Plateau's shares border with is recorded as Karakoram[25].
  • Tibetan Plateau's Commons category is recorded as Tibetan Plateau[26].
  • Tibetan Plateau's said to be the same as is recorded as Tibet[27].

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Geography

Country listings include People's Republic of China[9], a sovereign state[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1949[30]; India[10], a country[31], in India[32], founded in 1947[33]; Pakistan[11], a sovereign state[34], in Pakistan[35], founded in 1947[36]; Afghanistan[12], a sovereign state[37], in Afghanistan[38], founded in 1709[39]; Nepal[13], a landlocked country[40], in Nepal[41], founded in 1768[42]; and Bhutan[14], a sovereign state[43], in Bhutan[44], founded in 1907[45]. Located in include Tibet Autonomous Region[3], an autonomous region of China[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 1965[48]; Qinghai[4], a province of China[49], in People's Republic of China[50], founded in 1928[51]; Western Sichuan[5], a human-geographic territorial entity[52], in People's Republic of China[53]; Yunnan[6], a province of China[54], in People's Republic of China[55]; Xinjiang[7], an autonomous region of China[56], in People's Republic of China[57], founded in 1955[58]; and Gansu[8], a province of China[59], in People's Republic of China[60], founded in 1929[61]. Tibetan Plateau is on the continent of Asia[15].

Physical Characteristics

Tibetan Plateau covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2500000'}[62]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4500'}[63]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2500'}[64].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[16] and plateau[17].

Why It Matters

Tibetan Plateau ranks in the top 5% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,063 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Abraham · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Tibet
    Significant event Tintin in Tibet
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2500000'}
    Contains Yellow River, Yangtze, Mekong River +10
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Tibet landscape.jpg"
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