Tibetans Tibetans are an indigenous ethnic group primarily associated with the high-altitude region of Tibet on the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia. They number around 7.7 million globally, with the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and significant populations in neighboring Chinese provinces such as Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan. Many Tibetans also live in exile, particularly in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and the West, where they continue to preserve their cultural identity. The Tibetan people speak Tibetic languages, part of the larger Tibeto-Burman language family. Their written language is based on classical Tibetan script, which has been in use for centuries and remains central to religious texts,…