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Historic Ladakh consists of a number of distinct areas (mainly under Indian rule), including the fairly populous main Indus valley, the more remote Zanskar (in the south) and Nubra valleys (to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range, a high motorable pass at 5,359 metres (17,582 ft)), the almost deserted Aksai Chin (under Chinese rule) and the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim ...
Location of Ladakh Banner of Ladakh. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ladakh: Ladakh – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was under the jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir. Its location is covered by the Himalayan and Karakoram mountains.
The Pangong Range, approximately 100 km long mountain range along the southern shore of the Pangong Lake in the northern Indian region of Ladakh, runs north of and parallel to the Ladakh Range from Tangtse in northwest to Chushul in southeast. Its highest peak is 6,700 m (22,000 ft), and the northern slopes are heavily glaciated. [1]
Ladakh (/ l ə ˈ d ɑː k /) [10] is a region administered by India as a union territory [1] and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959. [2]
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Gurung Hill was at the center of a network of Indian posts at Black Top, Table Top, Camel's Back, Yula, Spanggur Gap and Magar Hill. [citation needed] Neighbouring it to the east is Black Top, which is a continuation of Gurung Hill, [6] and which got its name from its black rocks. [7]
Zoji La (sometimes Zojila Pass) is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas.It is in the Kargil district, Indian Union territory of Ladakh.Located in the Dras subdivision, the pass connects the Kashmir Valley to its west with the Dras and Suru valleys to its northeast and the Indus valley further east.
Rupshu is a high elevation plateau and valley and an eponymous community development block in southeast Ladakh. It is between the Startsapuk Tso and Tso Moriri , and west of Mahe . The Salt Valley and the Puga Valley to it's north are also part of the bigger Rupshu area. [ 1 ]