Ladakh

Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་; Wylie: la-dwags, Ladakhi: [lad̪ɑks]; Hindi: लद्दाख़) is a region administered by India as a union territory. It is situated in India between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south. It is inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and ethnic Tibetan descent, and is one of the most sparsely populated territory in India. A majority of Ladakhis are Shia Muslims and the rest are Tibetan Buddhists. The Saltoro ridge in the Siachen Glacier is an active military zone even today. Today Ladakh consists of two districts—Kargil and Leh.

Places

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  Leh Palace, Leh
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  The town of Leh nestled in a valley in the Ladakh Range
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  Ladakh Range
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  Near Padum, the Doda plain, to Kursha gompa, Zanskar.
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  Farming in Suru Valley
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  Farming in Leh Valley
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  A farm in Lamayuru

Rivers

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  Zanskar River
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  Zanskar and Indus river confluence
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  The Doda river to Zanskar river.
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  Zanskar river camping.

Landscapes

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  Tso Moriri Lake, Korzok.
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  Tso Moriri Lake, Korzok.
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  A view of Pangong Tso.
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  A landscape of Leh.
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  Sunset view

People of Ladakh

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  Shepherd in Morey Plains, en route to Leh, in Ladakh.
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  Threshing in countryside of Zanskar.
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  Monks at Hemis Gompa, Ladakh.
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  A local woman, Ladakh.

Buildings

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  Leh Palace
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  Phyang Monastery
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  Thiksey Monastery
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  Hundur Gompa, Nubra valley, Ladakh.
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  Chemrey Gompa.
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  Diskit-gompa (monastery)
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  Dharampala. Leh, Ladakh
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  Old chortens, Tibetan stupas, near Leh, Ladakh
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  Wooden stairs, Leh Palace, Leh, Ladakh
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  Sarchu

Art of Ladakh

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  Vaisravana
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  Maitreya Buddha idol in Ladakh.

Flora and fauna

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  Seabuckthorn berries, Nubra valley, Ladakh.
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  A tree full of fruits, Nubra valley, Ladakh.
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  Yak at Markha valley
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  The Yapola river, Wanla village area, Ladakh
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  Leafless tree towards the end of the winter

Maps

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  Central Ladakh with the Ladakh and Zanskar ranges

See also

• Gilgit-Baltistan
• Jammu and Kashmir