The largest ‘city’ in the world that's twice the size of the United Kingdom
To put that into perspective, Nagqu is almost twice the size of the UK (244,376 square kilometers) but has a population of ...
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Tibet earthquake: Deadly magnitude 7.1 quake hits holy city of Shigatse
A deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit one of the holiest cities in Tibet on Tuesday morning (Jan. 7), local time. The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. China standard time (8:05 p.m. EST on Jan. 6 ...
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Earthquake hits holy city in China's Tibet
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit close to one of Tibet's most sacred cities on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit close to one of Tibet's most sacred cities on the ...
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At least 126 dead in 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tibet, Chinese media reports
At least 126 people were killed and more than 188 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet's holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. The earthquake ...
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Powerful earthquake kills at least 53 in Tibet, rattles Nepal
BEIJING/KATHMANDU--A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 53 people ...
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The Forgotten Road
and finally dropped into the holy Tibetan city. Snowstorms often buried the western part of the trail, and torrential rains ravaged the eastern portion. Bandits were a constant threat. Yet the ...
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Tents arrive for survivors of quake that hit holy city in freezing high-altitude Tibet, killing 126
The earthquake struck the city of Xigaze, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism. It was not immediately known whether he was in his Tashi Lhunpo ...