Ladakh (Leh)

Leh, its capital the biggest Oasis of the mountain region and heart of Ladakh situated on the western end of the Himalayas, Ladakh has four major mountain ranges, the great Himalayan, Lankar. Ladakh and the kora koram, passing through it. Situated at 3,500 metres above sea level. Out of the total area of the state of 138, 9921 sq.kms, the district of Ladakh 97,782 sq.kms covers an area of 71 percent of the total area. The worlds largest glacir, 72 kms long, out side the polar region, siachen is here such daunting heights, no wonder. Determine the lands tempratures as low as, 30°c and dras 50°c. There mouths of Sub fero temperatures (Dec to Feb), and the rest of the months facing zero degree temperatures, it is a long and hard winter here. Until some years ago, Ladakh used to be the gate way to tibet connecting India with Tibet and east Turkistan. As such, it was an im¬portant trade centre, paSham, salt, boxar, sulphur, spices, brocades, pearls, metals corpets besides being