Pangong Tso

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Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of 4,225 m. It is 134 km long and divided into five sublakes, called Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso and Nyak Tso.

Nubra Valley

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Nubra is a subdivision and a tehsil in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. Its inhabited areas form a tri-armed valley cut by the Nubra and Shyok rivers. Its Tibetan name Ldumra means the valley of flowers. Demands have been raised and BJP has hinted at creation of Nubra as a new district.

Shey Palace

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The Shey Monastery or Gompa and the Shey Palace complex are structures located on a hillock in Shey 15 kilometres to the south of Leh in Ladakh northern India on the Leh-Manali road. Shey was the summer capital of Ladakh in the past. It contains a huge Shakyamuni Buddha statue. It is the second largest Buddha statue in Ladakh.

Gurudwara Pathar Sahib

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Located in the periphery of Leh on the Leh-Kargil road is the Gurudwara Pathar Sahib which was constructed in memory and honour of Guru Nanak. This place of worship is associated with a very important event in the history of the Sikh religion.

Prayer Wheel

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Hundar Village

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Hundar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh India famous for Sand dunes Bactrian camels. It is located in the Nubra tehsil on the banks of the Shyok River. The Hunder Monastery is located here. Hundar was once the capital of the former Nubra kingdom. There are several ruined buildings including the ruins of the Kings palace the Langchen Khar. There is a fort at the top of the hill called Gula. Hundar also has two Buddhist temples the white temple and the red temple. Between Hundar and Diskit lie sand dunes.

Turtuk Village

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Turtuk is a village in the Indian union territory of Ladakh and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block. It is a small village sandwiched between Karakorum Range and Himalayas Mountains. Turtuk is one of the northernmost villages of India second only to Murgo Village the northernmost village of India. It is situated in the Leh district of the Nubra Valley. Turtuk is 205 km away from Leh the district headquarters and 2.5 km from the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.

Changla Pass

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The Chang La is a high mountain pass in Ladakh at an elevation of 5360 m or 17590 ft in the Ladakh Ranges between Leh and the Shyok River valley. It is one of the highest motor-able road in the world. The worlds highest research station established by the Defence Research and Development Organisation is functional in Chang La at a height of 17664 ft.

Thiksy Monastry

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Thikse Gompa or Thikse Monastery is a gompa affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located on top of a hill in Thiksey approximately 19 kilometres east of Leh in Ladakh India. It is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet and is the largest gompa in central Ladakh notably containing a separate set of buildings for female renunciates that has been the source of significant recent building and reorganisation.