The world's highest habitation ?

Question

The world's highest habitation ?

Answer 1

Tibet is generally the highest region of the world.

The highest town in the world is Wenzhuan, which was founded in 1955 on the Qinghai-Tibet road north of the Tangla mountain range. It is 16,730 feet above sea level. I am not sure of the population but it is described as a "hamlet" .

Potosí , Bolivia claims to be the highest "city" in the world. It lies beneath the Cerro de Potosí a mountain of silver ore, which has always dominated the city. Cerro de Potosí's peak is 15,827 feet above sea level. The cathedral is at an altitude of about 13,000 feet.

Everest Base Camp is located at the altitude of 17,600 ft.

It 's occupied for about 6 months of the year now. I think it seldom of ever completely deserted so it may qualify as an acceptable answer to your question.

Answer 2

From Travelspedia:

"South Asia : India : Himachal Pradesh : Lahaul Spiti : Kibber:  From Kaza, a route leads 19 kms. up to the monastery and settlement of Kibber. At 4,205 metres, this is said to be the highest village in the world connected to a motorable road. At 4,270 metres the nearby village of Gette claims to be highest habitation in the world."

Edit:  --found later--

"Gorak Shep, 5170 metres, -7 degrees celcius, 23-24 November

-Terminal morraine and semi-frozen streams lead to Gorak Shep, the highest habitation on our trek. Not a trace of green anywhere since Lobuche."

(16,960 ft)

Answer 3

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Central Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft.), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World." Geographically, UNESCO and Encyclopædia Britannica[1] consider Tibet to be part of Central Asia, while several academic organizations consider it part of South Asia. Tibet was once an independent kingdom but today is part of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (with a small part, depending on definitions, controlled by India). As an exclusive mandate, Tibet is also officially claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan). However, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Exile still disagree over when Tibet became a part of China, and whether the incorporation into China is legitimate according to international law.

Songtsän Gampo unifed Tibet in the seventh century. From the early 1600s the Dalai Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, commonly known as spiritual leaders of the region, have been heads of a centralised Tibetan administration (at least nominally)[2], and are believed to be the emanations of Avalokiteśvara ("Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion.

Between the 17th century and the Chinese Communist intervention in 1959, the Dalai Lama and his regents were claimed by Tibetans as a political power administering religious and administrative authority[2] over large parts of Tibet from the traditional capital Lhasa.