Ladakh (/ l ə ˈ d ɑː k /) is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. Ladakh is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, both the Indian-administered union territory of …

Le Ladakh est la région de l'Inde à l'altitude moyenne la plus élevée, une grande partie de son territoire dépassant les 3 000 m. Il est dominé au nord par les montagnes du Karakoram, au sud par l'Himalaya et à l'ouest par le Pir Panjal.. Le Ladakh historique se composait de plusieurs régions distinctes, la plupart aujourd'hui sous administration indienne :

Kashmir (IPA: ) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered …

The flash floods happened after a night of heavy downpour. The cloudburst itself occurred between 0000–0030 hours IST on 6 August 2010, leading to flash flooding, debris flows, and mudflows over the region. The rainfall distribution was highly spatially variable. The most intense part of the storm was focused in a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi)-wide band parallel to, and a few …

Verkeer, vervoer en toerisme. Er zijn twee belangrijke landroutes vanuit de rest van India naar Ladakh. De eerste loopt vanuit Srinagar in de Kasjmirvallei over de Zoji La naar Kargil. De andere loopt vanuit Manali in de Kulluvallei over de Baralacha La en Taglang La (5328 m). Leh beschikt ook over een vliegveld dat vanuit Delhi bereikbaar is. Historisch liepen door het gebied twee …

Thikse Gompa or Thikse Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tiksey, Thiksey or Thiksay) is a gompa (Tibetan-style monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.It is located on top of a hill in Thiksey approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Leh in Ladakh, India. It is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, and is the …

Zwischen Ladakh und Tibet bestehen viele kulturelle und religiöse Beziehungen, beruhend auf dem tibetischen Buddhismus.. Nicht zuletzt durch ihre Konzentration im Distrikt Kargil bilden allerdings mit 45 % schiitische Muslime die größte Gruppe in Ladakh, gefolgt von ca. 40 % Buddhisten und ca. 12 % Hindus. Dagegen ist im Distrikt Leh der Buddhismus dominierend, er …

The Shyok River (lit. '"river of death"') a tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh and enters Gilgit–Baltistan, spanning some 550 km (340 mi). The Shyok River originates at the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier.Its alignment is very unusual, originating from the Rimo glacier, it flows in a southeasterly direction and, joining the Pangong …

Mussoorie has long been known as Queen of the Hills. The name Mussoorie is often attributed to a derivation of mansūr, a shrub which is indigenous to the area.The town is often referred to as Mansuri by Indians.. In 1803 the Gorkhas under Umer Singh Thapa conquered the Garhwal and the Dehra, whereby Mussoorie was established. On 1 November 1814, a war broke out …

The urial is native to montane areas in the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush and Himalayas up to an elevation of 4,500 m (14,800 ft); it is distributed from northeastern Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and southwestern Kazakhstan to northern Pakistan and Ladakh in northwestern India.