LADAKH

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Basic Facts about Ladakh

● Union territory: 31 October 2019

● Number of District : 2

● Lieutenant Governor: Radha Krishna Mathur

● High court: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

● Chief Justice: Gita Mittal

Boundaries

It is bordered by the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, Jammu and

Kashmir and Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang

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History of Ladakh

● The state of Jammu and Kashmir was

accorded special status by Article 370 of the

Constitution of India.

● Fa-Hein referred to it as Kia-Chha and

Hiuen Tsang as Ma-Lo-Pho.

● Between the 1380s and early 1510s, many

Islamic missionaries propagated Islam and

proselytised the Ladakhi people.

● In 1834, the Sikh Zorawar Singh, a general

of Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu invaded and

annexed Ladakh to Jammu under the

suzerainty of the Sikh Empire.

● In February 2019, Ladakh became a

separate Revenue and Administrative

Division within Jammu and Kashmir, having

previously been part of the Kashmir Division.

● जमू्म और कश्मीर राज्य को भारत के संविधान के

अनुचे्छद 370 द्वारा विशेष दजाा वदया गया था।

● फा-हेन ने इसे किआ-छऔर हीउन त्ाांग िो

मा-लो-फो के रूप में संदवभात वकया।

● 1380 िे दशिऔर 1510 के दशक के बीच,

कई इस्लामी कमशनररयो ां ने इस्लाम का प्रचार

वकया ।

● 1834 में, किख जोरावर किांह, जमू्म के राजा

गुलाब वसंह के एक जनरल ने आक्रमण वकया और

वसख साम्राज्य की आत्महत्या के तहत जमू्म में

लद्दाख का कब्जा कर वलया।

● फरवरी 2019 में, लद्दाख जमू्म और कश्मीर के

भीतर एक अलग राजस्वऔर प्रशािकनि प्रभाग

बन गया, जो पहले कश्मीर वििीजन का वहस्सा था।

Geography

● The mountain ranges in this region were formed

over 45 million years by the folding of the Indian

Plate into the more stationary Eurasian Plate.

● The peaks in the Ladakh Range are at a medium

altitude close to the Zoji-la (5,000–5,500 m or

16,000–18,050 ft) and increase toward southeast,

culminating in the twin summits of Nun-Kun (7000

m or 23,000 ft).

● The Suru and Zanskar valleys form a great trough

enclosed by the Himalayas and the Zanskar Range.

● The Indus River is the backbone of Ladakh.

● इस के्षत्र में पिात श्रंखलाओं का गठन 45 वमवलयन िषों में

इांकियन पे्लट िे अकिि स्थिर यूरेकशयन पे्लट के रूप

में वकया गया था।

● लद्दाख रेंज की चोवियााँ जोजी-ला (5,000–5,500 मीिर

या 16,000-18,050 फीि) के करीब मध्यम ऊंचाई पर

हैं और दवक्षण-पूिा की ओर बढ़ती हैं, नून-िुन (7000

मीिर या 23,000 फीि) के दो वहस्सों में समाप्त होती हैं।

● िुरू और जाांस्कर घावियााँ वहमालय और जांस्कर रेंज से

वघरा एक गता बनाती हैं।

● किांिु नदी लद्दाख की रीढ़ है।

Major Dams

Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant: The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project is a run-of-the-river power project on the

Indus River situated at Alchi village, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Leh.

General Facts

● Situated at an altitude of 4,500 meters, the Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle is the

second-highest optical telescope in the world.

● While the highest settlement is at 4,400 m at Pensi-la, extremities are crossed further when it comes

to agricultural fields. On the Tso Moriri Lake at Korzok where the altitude is 4,600 meters, you'll be

witness to the highest fields in the world.

● The Bactrian camel better known as the Two-Humped Camel is a large, even-toed ungulate native

of the place. And Ladakh is the only place in India where twin humped camels are found.

General Facts

● The Magnetic Hill is a wide open stretch of a road, surrounded by tall and rocky mountains

on the route from Leh to Kargil.

● Ladakh is a cold desert that in the Great Himalayas with extremely low temperatures with

very less vegetation.

● People of Ladakh follow Tibetan calendar. Their year consists of 12 months each of 30 days

for two consecutive years and the third year consists of 13 months.

● The Khardung La Pass in Ladakh which is at an elevation of 5,359 meters is claimed to be

the highest motorable road in the world.

General Facts

● The Chadar -Trek on the frozen Zanskar river in Leh. It usually starts late-December, early

January and batches go on till February. The trek is the hardest one in India and also in the

top 10 Hardest treks in the world.

● Hemis Gompa, Thiksey Gompa and Shey Palace are some of the monasteries you will see

here.

● Great Siachin Glacier is the highest battleground in the world & our Indian military base

located at the top of it.

Dances of Ladakh

● JABRO DANCE: Jabro is a community dance of the nomadic people of Tibetan

origin living in the high hills of the Changtheng area of Ladakh.

● DRUGPA-RCHES: Drugpa-Rches dance is performed by the Dards, the people of

Aryan origin, settled in the Drass and Gorkhan areas of Ladakh.

● YAK DANCE: The theme of this unique and amazing dance is that two men

donning the skins of the Yak, dance with gentle and rhythmic movements.

● TUKHATANMO: In the Zanskar and Bakhamul area, the seasonal dance

Tukhstanmo is performed.

Festivals of Ladakh

● Losar festival

● Ladakh festival

● Hemis Tsechu festival

● Sindhu Darshan festival

● Hemis National Park

● Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary

Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Ladakh

Famous Places of Ladakh

● LEH PALACE: Leh Palace was built during the 17th century by the ruler King Sengge Namgyal. Its

construction is on the same lines as the construction of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

● STOK PALACE: Stok Palace, built by King Tsespal Tondup Namgyal in 1825, in the present times

is the residential palace of the royal descendants of King Sengge Namgyal.

● HALL OF FAME: The Hall of Fame, located near the Leh Airfiled, is a museum constructed as well

as maintained by the Indian Army in the memory of the soldiers who had lost their lives during the

Indo-Pak wars.

● SHANTI STUPA: The Shanti Stupa is white-colored domed-shaped structure, located in Chandspa

which looks extremely beautiful during night when it is illuminated.

Famous Places of Ladakh

● Pangong Lake: This lake is situated at an altitude of 14,100 ft. in the Eastern sector of

Ladakh, at a distance of 150 km from Leh across Changla pass (17,000ft.).

● Tsomoriri Lake: This lake is situated at a elevation of 15,000 ft. above the sea level, at

a distance of 240 km from Leh in the South-eastern sector of Ladakh. It is like a pearl

shaped and contains large mineral deposits.

● Nubra Division: Major attraction of Nubra is the highest motorable road Khardongla

pass (18,380ft.) majestic peaks and glaciers enchanting valleys and villages.

Famous persons of Ladakh

● Parvati Devi: Rani Parvati Devi Deskit Wangmo is the Queen mother of Ladakh and a former

member of the 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80).

● Tsering Landol: Tsering Landol is an Indian gynecologist and one of the pioneers of women's

health in Ladakh region in the North Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

● Rinchan: He ruled Kashmir from 1320 to 1323 and was instrumental in establishing Islam in

Kashmir.

● Sonam Wangchuk: Sonam Wangchuk is an Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist. He

is the founding-director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL).

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