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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 .
"Welcome from Model Village", Alchi, Ladakh. 2010. Alchi is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [2] It is located in the Likir tehsil, on the banks of the Indus River 70km (43.49miles) downstream from the capital Leh. Unlike the other gompas in Ladakh, Alchi is situated on lowland, not on a hilltop. [3]
The city was known as the "Garden City of India". [1] Bengaluru is one of the most important tourist centers of the Karnataka state. Central business district of Bengaluru consists of places MG Road, Brigade Road, Commercial Street, Vidhana Soudha etc. Bengaluru had many lakes and parks.
Since 1974, the Government of India has successfully encouraged tourism in Ladakh. As Ladakh is strategically important, the Indian military maintains a strong presence in the region. The largest town in Ladakh is Leh, followed by Kargil, each of which headquarters a district. [18] The Leh district contains the Indus, Shyok and Nubra river valleys.