LADAKH

Presented by : Dr Tsering Lamchung LADAKH

LA means PASSES IN LADAKHI language & DAKS means situated. It is situated in the state J&K. Area 86,904sqKM. It consists of two districts, LEH & KARGIL. LEH is the largest district in india & its population density is lowest in india with 2/sq KM. Population of ladakh is about 270000 and population density is 3.1/sqKM.

LADAKH

GEOGRAPHYIt is 434km away from srinagar &

480km from manali Area 86,904 km2 

Geography of Ladakh which includes a number of valleys, passes, mountain ranges, glaciers and long stretched cold desert is one of world`s largest and highest plateaus located at 3000m and 9800ft above the sea level. Located in the foot hills of great Karakoram Range and the great Himalayas this small region is known for its distinctive geographical composition which has its own description.

VALLEY’S VALLEYS

it includes a number of valleys. Most important among them are the NUBRA VALLEY In the north SURU VALLEY south ZANSKAR VALLEY in the south KARGIL VALLEY west of ladakh.

PASSES Khardung La At

altitude of 18380 feet above the sea level. It is the world's higest motorable road.

CULTUREIt is sometimes called

"Little Tibet" as it has been strongly influenced by Tibetan culture. A majority of Ladakhis are Tibetan Buddhists and the rest are mostly Shia Muslims. Language people speak LAKAKHI LANGUAGE.

WOMENS IN TRADITIONAL DRESS

RIVERS RIVERS INDUS

RIVER The word INDIA is derived from the river indus, from the indus valley civilization

LAKES Ladakh has been a place of attraction for travelers from different corners interested in Culture & Adventure mainly besides other attracting places, 1.PANGONG LAKE, 2.TSOMORIRI LAKE & 3.TSOKAR LAKE.

LAKES

LENGTH= 134 km WIDTH= 5 km brakish water. 60% is in india & 40% in india. It is frozen during winter.

The 160 km away from Leh. world’s highest brackish lake at 14,256 feet above sea level

PANGONG LAKE

LENGTH= 19km WIDTH= 3km. IT IS SALT LAKE, altitude of 4,595 m. It is 240 Kms from Leh

TSOMORIRI LAKE

TSOKAR LAKE

With a vast snowfield in the center SIACHEN GLACIER is known as the largest glacier in the world outside the Polar Regions.,Its length is 72km The Siachen glacier lies in the extreme north-central part of LADAKH near the border of INDIA and PAKISTAN. Located on the north-facing slopes of the Karakoram Range,

GLACIERS

Altitude of 5,753 m above sea level

siachen

ANIMALS OF LADAKHAnimals of ladakh are 1)YAK 2)DEER 3)DOBULE HUMPED CAMEL 4)SNOW LEOPARD 5)CHANGTHANGI GOAT 6)BLACK NECKED CRANE

Scientific Name: Ovis vignei vignei

Local Name(s): Shap, Shalugu,Shalmar

DEER

PASHNINA IS PRODUCED FROM THIS GOAT. PASHMINA PRODUCTION PER GOAT IS 250-500g

CHANGTHANGI GOAT

Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

DOBULE HUMPED CAMEL

Panthera uncia

SNOW LEOPARD

Grus nigricollis ONLY 70-80 BIRDS ARE IN LADAKH

BLACK NECKED CRANE

FAMOUS YAK YAK OF LADAKH IS

FAMOUS FOR IS LOOK & UTILITY

WORLD RECORDS OF LADAKH

WORLD’S HIGHEST 1)MOTORABLE ROAD that is KHARDUNG LA 2) WORLD’S HIGHEST AIRPORT 3)WORLDS HIGHEST SALT WATER LAKE THAT IS PANGONG LAKE 4)WORLDS SECOND COLDEST PLACE IS DRASS.

VISIT THE BEAUTY OF LADAKH

Presented by DrTsering Lamchung email:drtsering55@gmail.com

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