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Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ (listen); HEW-stən) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.

Comprising a land area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the city extend into Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, bordering other principal communities of Greater Houston such as Sugar Land and The Woodlands.

The city of Houston was founded by land investors on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas's independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.

Xigaze, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous region, is located in the southwest border of the people's Republic of China, southwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Ali in the west, Naqu in the north, Lhasa and Shannan in the east, and borders with Nepal, Bhutan, India and other countries. In 2017, Xigaze has a population of 750000 and has jurisdiction over 1 municipal district and 17 counties. Dingri County in Xigaze City has the world's highest peak-Mount Qomolangma. Sangzhuzi Zong Castle and Jiangzi Castle are both former political and religious centers. There are a number of famous temples such as Tashilunbu Temple, Baiju Temple and Sakya Temple. There is.
Travel Sights In Rikaze、Shigatse
Travel Notes In Rikaze、Shigatse
Tibet is a place that lacks oxygen but does not lack faith (Shigatse Mount Everest Loop Tour)
Everyone who loves to travel has a Tibetan dream in his heart It is as unreachable as Mount Everest in many people's minds. But still many people
big beauty! Ali
The Ngari region of Tibet is located in the west of Tibet and the south of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (Qiangtang Plateau), with an area of ​​345,000 sq
Nine-day Mt. Everest Loop, Shigatse Five Counties Travel Guidebook
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The beauty of Tibet in the sky is as beautiful as walking
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