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Lhasa, (pronounced /ˈlɑːsə/ in English, Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་ [IPA: [l̥ʰásə] or l̥ʰɜ́ːsə]; Chinese: 拉萨; pinyin: Lās http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa

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