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Leh (/ ˈ l eɪ /) [2] is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [3] It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. [4] 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 best time to do the Chadar trek is January to February, [4] when the temperature during the winters drops sometimes to -30 to -35 degrees. [ 5 ] Chadar trek starts from Chilling however with time the organisers tend to drive ahead to about 1 km away from the first camp at Tilad Sumdo (10,390 ft) or motorable Shingra Koma .
[7] [8] [unreliable source?] [9] [10] Located in the eastern part of the Batalik–Chorbat La sector with some of the most rugged terrain after Siachen Glacier, average mountain heights here range from 15,000 to 19,000 ft (4,600 to 5,800 m). Temperatures in winter range from minus 10–15 degrees Celsius during the day to minus 35–40 degree ...
On 14 December 2021, the first FM radio station in Ladakh was established in Leh. [150] 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.
The main populated areas in Chorbat are in the Shyok River valley, comprising some 13 villages in present-day Baltistan, and 5 villages in Indian-administered Ladakh. [5] [10] The area is said to have been originally settled by people from Ladakh. [11] At present, the people display a mix of Ladakhi and Balti influences. [12]
Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil might be the most well-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list casts doubt on his accuracy. It turns out Punxsutawney Phil is wrong more often than ...
Khalatse (Wylie: mkhar la rtse, THL: khar la tsé), often written as Khaltse or Khalsi, is the headquarters of the eponymous subdivision, block and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located 95 km from Leh city on the old main road to Kargil , where it crosses the Indus over an iron bridge. [ 3 ]
Chushul [a] is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [8] It is located in the Durbuk tehsil, in the area known as "Chushul Valley", south of the Pangong Lake and west of the Spanggur Lake. The Line of Actual Control with China runs about 5 miles east of Chushul, across the Chushul Valley. Famous as site for historical battle grounds.