Ladakh

Ladakh, popularly known as the land of numerous passes and mystic lamas, the Broken Moon and the last Shangrila, beckons tourists to discover its winding rivers, glacial slopes and shimmering lakes.

Ladakh Map

Ladakh is bounded by two of the world's highest mountain ranges, the Karakoram and the great Himalayas. The altitude varies between 9000 to 14000 feet above the sea level.

Before the Indo-Pak ceasefire between India and Pakistan the Ladakh region comprised the three districts of Leh, Kargil and Skardo. Later the district of Skardo and a part of Kargil became the territory of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Ladakh remained with Jammu & Kashmir state. During the 1962 war between China and India, a part the Leh district was also usurped by China.