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'''Little Tibet''' is an [[Asia]]n [[ethnic enclave]] within the neighbourhood of [[Parkdale, Toronto|Parkdale]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. The area bound by Queen St. W. to the north, the Gardiner Expressway to the west and south, and Atlantic Avenue to the east is known for its many [[Tibet]]an émigrés and Tibetan-related businesses and restaurants.<ref name=momo>{{cite news|title=You had me at momos|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2015/07/01/you-had-me-at-momos-and-other-tibetan-toronto-experiences-hometown-tourist.html|
Almost 3,000 Tibetans moved to Toronto from 1998 to 2008 making the city the home of the largest [[Tibetan Canadians|Tibetan Canadian]] community in North America.<ref name=little>{{cite news|title='At home' in Little Tibet|work=Toronto Star|date=May 15, 2008}}</ref> More than half of the city's Tibetans settled in Parkdale according to the 2006 [[Census in Canada|census]].<ref name=little/>
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The centre of Little Tibet is six blocks of [[Queen Street West]] starting at Sorauren Avenue west towards [[Roncesvalles Avenue]] where there is a concentration of [[Tibetan cuisine|Tibetan restaurants]] and shops with varying [[India]]n, [[Nepal]]ese and [[China|Chinese]] influence depending on the owners.<ref name=momo/> To the north in [[The Junction]] is the Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple. Farther west is the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre at 40 Titan Road which opened in 2007.<ref name=momo/>
[[Parkdale Collegiate Institute]], on Jameson Avenue, has a 40% Tibetan student population, a demographic that continues to grow.<ref>{{Citation|last=ZenSatva|title=Little Tibet in Toronto: Chemi Lhamo|date=June 2, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjiJ0WZj0U|
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