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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 medieval age. [ 4 ] Leh, located in the Leh district , was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh .
Leh district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region. [1] Ladakh is an Indian-administered union territory.With an area of 45,110 km 2, it is the second largest district in the country, second only to Kutch.
Ladakh became part of the Dominion of India on 26 October 1947 as a region of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.The status of the region was upgraded to that of a Revenue and Administrative Division of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019 [3] and Ladakh became a union territory in its own right a few months later on 31 October 2019.
In October 1993, the Indian Union Government and the Jammu and Kashmir State Government agreed to grant Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council. The council came into being with the holding of elections on 28 August 1995. The inaugural meeting of the council was held at Leh on 3 September 1995.
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IATA: IXL, ICAO: VILH) is a military airfield of the Indian Air Force as well as domestic airport serving Leh, the capital of Ladakh, India. Situated at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level, it is the highest commercial airport in India and one of the highest in the world.
The Indian union territory of Ladakh consists of two districts, with the intention to create 5 new districts announced on 26th August 2024 [1]. Each district elects an autonomous district council . Until 31 October 2019, the districts of Kargil and Leh were part of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir .
1947 Ladakh War Memorial of the Indian Army. Since the raiders were inactive on the Leh front during 77 Para Brigade's operations in Zoji La, Leh Brigade went onto the offensive advancing from Tharu to Marol on the north bank of the Indus and from Chilling to Lamayuru to Kargil on the south bank.
There are a handful of private news outlets. Reach Ladakh Bulletin, [151] a biweekly newspaper in English, is the only print media published by and for Ladakhis. Rangyul or Kargil Number is a newspaper published from Kashmir covering Ladakh in English and Urdu. Ladags Melong, an initiative of SECMOL, was published from 1992 to 2005 in English ...