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<div>{{Short description| also South Tibet, state in dispute between China and India}}<br />
[[Image:Arunachal Pradesh in India (disputed hatched).svg|thumb|Arunachal Pradesh / South Tibet in light red. India in beige.]]<br />
'''Arunachal Pradesh''' or '''South Tibet''' is a state between [[India]] and [[China]]. The country that owns this region is disputed. [[People's Republic of China|China]] says that they own it and call it [[South Tibet]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39638543|title=China renames places disputed with India|date=2017-04-19|access-date=2019-07-24|language=en-GB}}</ref> (Zangnan 藏南). In 2017, China started renaming places in this territory.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019 China destroyed 30,000 "incorrect" world maps that showed South Tibet as part of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-destroys-30000-incorrect-world-maps/article26642135.ece|title=China destroys 30,000 ‘incorrect’ world maps|date=2019-03-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-24|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=link|first=Get|last2=Facebook|last3=Twitter|last4=Pinterest|last5=Email|last6=Apps|first6=Other|title=Top five places you should visit in Arunachal Pradesh.|url=https://www.twupro.com/2021/04/top-five-places-you-should-visit-in_35.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-22|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The territory's northern boundary is about 550 miles long. It is known as the [[McMahon Line]]. <br />
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It is part of the [[Sino–Indian border dispute|border dispute between India and China]]. There is another dispute to the northwest in [[Aksai Chin]] (also with [[Pakistan]]). <br />
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In 1962, the [[Sino-Indian War]] was fought here. The war was short and ended in India's defeat. However, China withdrew back to the modern borders voluntarily. They still say that they own the region. <br />
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== Who lives there? ==<br />
Most of the population look [[East Asia|East Asian]]. The people look like their neighbors in [[Tibet]] and the [[Myanmar]] hill region. <br />
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As of 2001, there were 1,091,117 people living in South Tibet. The total area is 32,333 [[square mile|mi²]] (83,743 [[km²]]). <br />
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Most people speak [[Han–Tibetan languages]] like [[Nyishi]] and [[Adi]] (over 50%). The rest speak [[Indo-Aryan languages]] like Nepali, Bengali, and Hindi. <br />
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==State symbols of Arunachal Pradesh==<br />
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File:Great-Hornbill.jpg|Provincial bird<br />
File:Gayal (Bos frontalis).png|Provincial animal<br />
File:Pinkslipper.jpg|Provincial flower<br />
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==Related pages==<br />
* [[Tibet]]<br />
* [[Sino–Indian border dispute]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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