Ngari Prefecture or Ali Prefecture is a prefecture of China's Tibet Autonomous Region covering Western Tibet, whose traditional name is Ngari Khorsum. Its administrative centre and largest settlement
Lake Manasarovar and Mount Naimona'nyi
Painting of Avalokitesvara and a fisherman in a storm, Tholing Monastery, 11th century
Ruins of Tsaparang, the capital of Guge
Chiu Monastery by Lake Manasarovar, with Mount Kailash in the background
The Tibet Autonomous Region, often shortened in English to Tibet and sometimes to Xizang, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Are
Ngari Prefecture
…ris sa khul, ZWPY: ngari sakü) or Ali Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿里地区; traditional Chinese: 阿里地區; pinyin: Ālǐ Dìqū) is a prefecture of China's Tibet Autonomous Region covering Western Tibet, whose traditional name is Ngari Khorsum. Its administrative centre and largest settlement is the town of Shiquanhe. It is one…
Everest North Face toward Base Camp Tibet Luca Galuzzi 2006