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Shopping: Carpets, paintings, woodcrafts, metal crafts and precious stones

History of: over 1200 years

Population: 1.17 Lac

A land of freezing winds and burning hot sunlight, Ladakh is a cold desert lying in the rain shadow of the Great Himalayas and other smaller ranges. Little rain and snow reaches this dry area, where natural forces have created a fantastic landscape. Surrounded by rugged mountains this land is completely different from the green landscape of many parts of the Himalayas. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karokaram, it is a land which has no match.

Sculpture at Drass

Rock Cut Sculpture at Mulbekh

Lamayuru Monastery

Likir Monastery

Alchi Monastery

Phyang Monastery

Hemis Monastery

Leh Palace

Old Castle Tsemo Hill

Stupa at T- Suru

Shey Palace

Spituk Gustor - 2, 3 Jan

Leh Dosmochey 2, 3 March

Stok Guru Tsechu -13, 14 March

Math Nagrang - 17, 18 March

Hemis Tsechu - 9, 10 July

Jammu - 470 Kms

Srinagar - 434 Kms

Shimla - 674 Kms

Indian Airlines and Jet Airway cater to the need of world class Air services for the tourists.

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By road it takes two days to reach Leh from Srinagar via Kargil. The distance is 434 km.