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On the way from Durbuk village to Pangong Tso Lake, Ladakh, India.

Taken from running car.

 

( Photoshop effect of 'Dry Brush on Canvas' )

 

Durbuk (Durbuk Laga) is a village that falls under the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir state in India.This village is located at an altitude of 13,500 feet above sea level. This small village falls between Chang La Pass and Tangste on the way to Pangong Tso Lake.The small village has a recorded population of 300 people. The people are mostly Changpa nomadic tribesmen. The native language of Durbuk is Urdu.

 

Pangong Tso can be reached in a five-hour drive from Leh, most of it on a rough and dramatic mountain road. The road crosses the villages of Shey and Gya and traverses the Changla pass, the third highest motorable pass in the world. Road down from Changla Pass leads through Durbuk, Tangste and other smaller villages.The spectacular lakeside is open during the tourist season, usually from May to September and maximally till mid October.

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Uploaded on February 11, 2015
Taken on October 8, 2014