It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average altitude 4,500 meters. Tibet Plateau has many firsts as following: It has the highest mountains in the world Mt. Qomolangma 8,850 meters. It has the largest canyon in the world Yarlung Zangbo River Great Canyon with a total depth 5,382 meters.

Tibetan Plateau

Government. The central region of Tibet is an autonomous region within China, the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Tibet Autonomous Region is a province-level entity of the People’s Republic of China. It is governed by a People’s Government, led by a Chairman.

Tibet is a mountainous, nominally semiautonomous region in China. But Tibetans consider themselves ethnically and culturally different from the Chinese. An Indian government official said there is no count of how many Tibetans have made applications for passports.

The Tibetan Government in Exile asserts that Tibet was an independent state until the PRC invaded Tibet in 1949/1950. 1912 to 1950, although it had extremely limited international recognition.

Tibetan cuisine is traditionally served with bamboo chopsticks, in contrast to other Himalayan cuisines, which are eaten by hand. In larger Tibetan towns and cities, many restaurants now serve Sichuan-style Han Chinese food.

The main religion in Tibet has been Buddhism since its outspread in the 8th century AD.

Typical breakfast for Tibetans is tsampa with butter tea. Many Tibetans eat noodles with soup even for breakfast, either vegetarian or with meat. Many tea houses also serve fried meat pies for breakfast. You can also order an omelet for breakfast in some restaurants.

Food in Ladakh: 10 must-try local dishes and drinks

• Momos. Momos, without a doubt, is the most popular dish in Ladakh.
• Thukpa. Thukpa is the staple food of people of Ladakh.
• Skyu. Another delicacy from Ladakh, skyu is a soup-based traditional speciality.
• Chhutagi.
• Tingmo.
• Chhurpe (dried yak cheese)
• Butter tea.
• Chhang.

Apricot and apples are the main fruit trees of Ladakh and are widely grown in the warmer and lower reaches of Ladakh, particularly in Sham, Nubra and Kargil. Traditionally, the apricots are sundried on the roof of houses or on large stones and sold in markets in Leh and Kargil.

The main religious groups in the region are Muslims (mainly Shia) (46%), Tibetan Buddhists (40%), Hindus (12%) and others (2%). Ladakh is one of the most sparsely populated regions in India.

Dosmoche festival

Ladakh is quite famous for its incandescent mountains and longing valleys; all of which makes it a hot favourite amongst travellers. Some top-notch places for trekking and camping include Tso Moriri, Stok Kangri, Chadar and Markha Valley.

Ladakhi

The culture of Ladakh refers to the traditional customs, belief systems, political systems that are followed by Ladakhi people in India. The languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs of the Ladakh region are similar to neighboring Tibet. Ladakhi is the traditional language of Ladakh.

Leh

Their culture is rich and colorful, centering around the beliefs and practices of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, the predominant religion. Ladakh and the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, east of India, are perhaps the purest remaining examples of traditional Tibetan societies since China’s subjugation of Tibet in the 1950s.

The contested area located along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is divided into 8 Fingers with India claiming territory up to Finger 8. The mountainous spurs jutting into the lake are called fingers in military parlance to describe the features.

There have been regular face-offs between the two armies between Finger 4 and Finger 8, a distance of eight kilometres, on the northern bank of the lake. A senior government official said there has been a considerable thinning of troops from Finger 4.

The Five Fingers of Tibet (Chinese: 西藏的五指) is a Chinese foreign policy attributed to Mao Zedong that considers Tibet to be China’s right hand palm, with five fingers on its periphery: Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh, and that it is China’s responsibility to “liberate” these regions.

Pangon lake is a 135-km long lake, located in the Himalayas at the height of approximately 4,350 m, stretches out from India to China. One-third of water body, its 45 km stretch, is in Indian control while the rest of the 90 km is under Chinese control.