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Maps of Tibet Kham & Amdo Regions

When speaking of "Tibet", it means "Tibetan Autonomous Region" (TAR), with Lhasa as the capital. When speaking of "Tibetan Cultural Area", it means the areas traditionally inhabited by Tibetans, including the TAR and the areas of Kham and Amdo. In the areas of Kham and Amdo - featured by precipitous snow-capped mountains, sparkling glaciers, vast pasture, deep river valleys - bordering provinces Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu lives a group of ancient Tibetans. Kham is composed of pieces of eastern Tibet Autonomous Region, western Sichuan, southeast Qinghai, and northwest Yunnan; Amdo - Qinghai, southwest Gansu and northwest Sichuan.

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