Leh Valley Landscape
Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Leh is at an altitude of 3524 metres (11,562 ft), and connects via National Highway 1D to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway.
Leh was an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet to the east, Kashmir to the west and also between India and China for centuries. Also, there were both the summer and winter routes from Leh to Yarkand across the Karakorum.
Since the 8th century people belonging to different religions, particularly Buddhism and Islam, have been living in harmony in Leh.
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Leh Valley Landscape
Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Leh is at an altitude of 3524 metres (11,562 ft), and connects via National Highway 1D to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway.
Leh was an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet to the east, Kashmir to the west and also between India and China for centuries. Also, there were both the summer and winter routes from Leh to Yarkand across the Karakorum.
Since the 8th century people belonging to different religions, particularly Buddhism and Islam, have been living in harmony in Leh.
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