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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 average temperature of Dras in winter is -20 degrees Celsius. ... (75.7) 20.4 (68.7) 13.6 (56.5) 4.0 ... Drass is the only area (now a district) in Ladakh where ...
The trade route via the Karakoram Pass was used by caravans traveling between Leh and the Tarim Basin. Daulat Beg Oldi was a halting point for the caravans. Filippo de Filippi, who explored the area in 1913–1914, described: [18] But on the other hand the caravans come and go incessantly, in the summer, in astonishing numbers.
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).
Khardung La (Tibetan: མཁར་གདོང་ལ་, Wylie: mkhar gdong la, THL: khar dong la) or Khardung Pass is a mountain pass in the Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The pass is on the Ladakh Range, north of Leh, and connects the Indus river valley and the Shyok river valley.
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 ...
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.
Chuchot Gongma is a village-group and the headquarter of Chuchot block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. [1] It is located in the Leh tehsil.This village Chuchot is divided into three villages: Yokma, Shamma and Chuchot Gongma.