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Ladakh
is a land like no other. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range.
Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and
culture. It is sometimes called little Tibet due to strong
cultural and geographical similarities with Tibet. Ladakh is
a land of snow carved peaks, translucent Lakes, barren
terrain and mystic culture. Ladakh, Mountain Ranges, Himalaya, Kashmir
Ladakh is the highest plateau of the Indian state of Kashmir
with much of it being over 3,000m. It lies between 32 to 36
degree north latitude and 75 to 80 degree east longitude.
The total area of 45110sq km makes Ladakh the largest
district in India. Ladakh region is bifurcated in Kargil and
Leh districts. Kargil lies at an altitude of 2750m and Leh
at 3505m. The largest town in Ladakh is Leh.
Ladakh is the trans-Himalayan region, which separates the
western Himalayan peaks from the Tibetan plateau. In
geological terms, this is a young land, formed only a few
million years ago by the buckling and folding of the earth's
crust as the Indian sub-continent pushed with irresistible
force against the immovable mass of Asia.
Like in the rest of the parts of the country where people
pray for rain, here Ladakhis pray for the glaciers or snows
to melt for irrigation and drinking purposes. Surprisingly
though, the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more
intense than at lower altitudes. Only in Ladakh can a man
sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from
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Arriving At Ladakh |
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By Flight : From June to September, 3 to 5 flights Delhi-Leh. Reservation should be made well in advance. It is a most beautiful flight above the Himalayas.
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By Roadways : The Manali-Leh road is open
in summer. A long but magnificent (2 days) one. Buses run on
this road. |
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