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I've never been clear if the area in Ladakh (in India) is a continuation of the Tibetan Changthang, and unfortunately this article doesn't do anything to clear that up. It's marked as a Tibetan stub of the article page, despite clearly referring more to the Ladakhi section in the body of the article, and on the discussion page it's claimed by wikiproject India. I suspect the two are distinct regions, as the western part of Tibet is too mountainous to qualify as a plateau, but if anyone has any leads on this they would be welcome.-- Keithonearth ( talk) 19:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
I have heard it used in reference to a region of eastern Ladakh, as well as the area north of central Tibet (as you say), and I've got books I can reference regarding it's Ladakhi use, but I'm not sure if the Ladakhi area is continuous with the Tibetan one...but I think not. I'll look in to it...Mind you I have wondered if they are continuous or two distinct regions for quite some time now, I'm not sure I'll sort that out myself. Glad you are taking an interest. It is (They are) a fascinating area(s).-- Keithonearth ( talk) 07:19, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
OK, I've got it sorted. A proper reference and everything. The Ladakhi Changthang is a continuation of Tibetan Changthang. Or more accurately, The changthang is mostly in the Tibet, with a bit of it in Ladakh. -- Keithonearth ( talk) 22:55, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Here are some ideas for things to cover in this article. Please feel free to edit, the following as things come up-- Keithonearth ( talk) 22:51, 26 December 2008 (UTC):
Something obvious that this article does not address... what is the relationship of the Chang/Qang/Chi'ang/Qiang plateau and the Changpa/Champa to the Qiang people, historical or modern? Changtang is a name that is normally only used in an Indian context, and seems to have been back-extended through Dharamsala's irredentism to northwestern TAR. But, what do the people who are actually living now in that part of the TAR call themselves? Do they even have consciousness of a "Changtang" region that extends across the Indian border? Shrigley ( talk) 08:38, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
@ Kautilya3:, sources are already in articles linked from my summary addition. Popolon ( talk) 10:43, 17 February 2020 (UTC)