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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.
It also will bring some light, on-and-off rain to the area late this evening through Thursday night. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday and into the 50s on ...
In the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (1846–1947), Dras was part of the Kargil tehsil of the Ladakh wazarat. [6] During the invasion by Pakistan in 1947-48, the reinforced Gilgit Scouts, having gone over to Pakistan, attacked the Kargil area on 10 May 1948. The Indian army, by then in charge of defending Kashmir, sent reinforcements.
The glacier's region is the highest battleground on Earth, [70] where Pakistan and India have fought intermittently since April 1984. [71] Both countries maintain a permanent military presence in the region at a height of over 6,000 m (20,000 ft).
Including April, the world's average temperature was the highest on record for a 12-month period - 1.61 degrees Celsius above the average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
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 .
The average temperature is between minus 25 °C during day and minus 55 °C during the night. [ 4 ] Siachen Base Camp , which serves the northern and middle Siachen sectors, is one of the 2 bases for the Siachen region, and other base being just west of Thoise Air Base which serves the southern Siachen sector.
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.