Altitude of Lhasa, Tibet

The altitude is 3950 meters. According to information from the Tibet Tourism Network, Lhasa, referred to as "Lhasa", is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau, on the north side of the Himalayas, with an altitude of 3,650 meters. It is an international tourist city with plateau and ethnic characteristics, the political, economic, cultural and scientific and educational center of Tibet, and a holy land of Tibetan Buddhism. Lhasa has sunny weather throughout the year, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and a pleasant climate. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, it is known as the "Sunshine City". Lhasa is rich in various resources and has obvious resource advantages compared with other cities in the country and the autonomous region. Lhasa is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities. Lhasa is world-famous for its beautiful scenery, long history, unique customs and strong religious color. In the seventh century, Songtsen Gampo unified Tibet and moved the political center from Shannan to Lhasa. On May 23, 1951, Tibet was peacefully liberated and Lhasa became the capital of the autonomous region. In 1960, the State Council officially approved Lhasa as a prefecture-level city. Lhasa has successively won the honorary titles of China's Excellent Tourism City, European Tourists' Favorite Tourist City, National Civilized City, China's Most Secure City, Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics, Top 200 Charming Cities in the World, and 100 Best Chinese Cities in 2018. On April 2, 2018, it was selected into the list to carry out innovative city construction. In November 2018, it was selected into the top 100 comprehensive moderately prosperous cities in China.