Tibet

=== Cities, towns and villages ===
{{Further|List of populated places in the Tibet Autonomous Region}}
[[File:Jokhang Temple Lhasa Tibet China 西藏 拉萨 大昭寺 - panoramio (6).jpg|thumb|Looking across the square at [[Jokhang]] temple, [[Chengguan District, Lhasa|Lhasa]]]]
There are over 800 settlements in Tibet. [[Lhasa]] is Tibet's traditional capital and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Heinrichs|first=Ann|title=Enchantment of the World: Tibet|publisher=[[Children's Press]]|year=1996|isbn=0-516-20155-7|pages=19–20, 62, 143|language=English}}</ref> It contains two world heritage sites&nbsp;– the [[Potala Palace]] and [[Norbulingka]], which were the residences of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa contains a number of significant temples and monasteries, including [[Jokhang]] and [[Ramoche Temple]].

[[Shigatse]] is the second largest city in the Tibet AR, west of Lhasa. [[Gyantse]] and [[Qamdo]] are also amongst the largest.

Other cities and towns in cultural Tibet include [[Shiquanhe]] (Gar), [[Nagchu Town|Nagchu]], [[Bamda]], [[Rutog Town|Rutog]], [[Nyingchi]], [[Shannan, Tibet|Nedong]], [[Coqên (village)|Coqên]], [[Barkam Town|Barkam]], [[Sagya]], [[Gêrzê County|Gertse]], [[Pelbar]], [[Lhatse]], and [[Tingri Town|Tingri]]; in Sichuan, [[Kangding]] (Dartsedo); in Qinghai, [[Jyekundo]] (Yushu), [[Maqên County|Machen]], and [[Golmud]]; in India, [[Tawang]], [[Leh]], and [[Gangtok]], and in Pakistan, [[Skardu]], [[Kharmang Valley|Kharmang]], and [[Khaplu]].