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Leh Buddhist Gonpa More images: N-LA-7 Ancient Palace at Leh: Leh: Leh Ancient Palace at Leh More images: N-LA-8 Old Castle (Tsemo Hill) Leh: Leh Old Castle (Tsemo Hill) More images: N-LA-9 Stupa Tiserru Shestang: Leh Stupa Tiserru More images: N-LA-10 Ancient Palace including Shrine: Shey: Leh Ancient Palace including Shrine More images: N-LA ...
Ladakh landscape Leh Palace, Leh, Ladakh. Tourism is one of the economic contributors to the union territory of Ladakh in Northern India.This union territory is located between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south, and is situated at a height of 11,400 ft. Ladakh is composed of Leh and Kargil districts.
A distant view of Shanti Stupa in Leh. Situated at a height of 3,609 metres (11,841 ft), [4] the Stupa is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Leh - the former capital of Ladakh - on a steep hill facing the Leh Palace. [3] The Stupa can be reached by a drivable road or on foot using a series of 555 steep steps to the hilltop.
Leh (/ ˈ l eɪ /) [2] is a city in Indian Union Territory of Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [3] It is the capital of Ladakh since the Medieval Period. [4] Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh.
The confluence of the Zanskar River (from top) and the Indus (bottom flowing from left to right), 3 km southeast of Nimmu/Nimu/Nimoo village along NH1 Srinagar-Kargil-Leh Highway in Sham Valley in Ladakh, revered as a sacred prayag [disambiguation needed] in Hinduism and Buddhism is a popular spot for photography, river rafting, etc.
In 1885, Leh became the headquarters of a mission of the Moravian Church. Ladakh was administered as a wazarat under Dogra rule, with a governor termed wazir-e-wazarat. It had three tehsils, based at Leh, Skardu and Kargil. The headquarters of the wazarat was at Leh for six months of the year and at Skardu for six months.
Zorawar Fort is a fort in Leh, Ladakh, India built in 1836 for Wazir Zorawar Singh Kahluria, a military general of Dogra Rajput ruler Gulab Singh. [1] The fort once kept the wealth of the rulers of the Dogra dynasty and a museum at the fort currently preserves treasures of the rulers as well as coins and postage stamps.
Alchi is located on the south bank of the Indus River at an altitude of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) and 65 kilometres (40 mi) outside of Leh (to its west). Leh is connected by air from Delhi. The road approach to Leh starts at Manali, a route that is accessible from May or June to October, depending on the snow fall conditions in the valley.