See Ali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Liu cursed the lifeless wasteland around them. This wasn't another planet, it was Ali prefecture, Tibet. Altitude: 4,500 metres. And these astronomers were on a mission.",
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"ref": "2025 July 16, Ling Xin, “China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025, Science:",
"text": "The Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarisation Telescope (AliCPT), perched at 5,250 metres (17,220 ft) in Tibet’s remote Ali prefecture, was finished this month after eight years of construction involving 16 institutions worldwide, including Stanford University, according to state broadcaster CCTV.",
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"Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name."
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