Ladakh
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A Night View of Leh, in Ladakh. Doesn't seem exactly a remote outpost in the Hymalaian mountain range, but it is.
Leh is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh. The seat of the kingdom, Leh Palace, the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh, was built in the same style and about the same time as the Potala Palace in Tibet.
Situated at over 11,500 ft, Leh was for centuries an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet, Kashmir, India and China. The main goods carried were salt, grain, pashm or cashmere wool, charas or cannabis resin from the Tarim Basin, indigo, silk yarn and Banaras brocade.
Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.). The Leh Palace towers over the city at left. It was built by Sengge Namgyal who ruled the Kingdom of Ladakh from 1616 to 1642. The royal family occupied the upper floors with stables and storerooms on the lower floors. On the ridge to the right, the lower complex is the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa (Namgyal Tsemo Monastery). On the summit, the Tsemo Castle (aka Victory Fort, elev. c. 3,680 m, 12,073 ft.) is seen. Both were built by King Tashi Namgyal (ruled 1555-1575). The minaret and dome of the Jama Masjid (Jama Mosque) are seen at lower right.
Leh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh.
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The approx.490 kms long Manali-Leh highway connects Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh to Leh in the state of Jammu & Kashmir in India.This highway is open for only about 4-5 months of the year from May-June till around mid-October.The average elevation of the highway is over 13000 feet and the highest elevation is at Tanglang la Pass (17480 feet).The highway passes through some spectacular mountain scenery and one can see some amazing rock and sand formations along the way.
I took this shot near Sarchu at an elevation of around 14000 feet.We had halted here overnight. I have travelled quite a bit in high altitude areas during our 3 years in Himachal but this was the only time I was almost totally overcome by altitude sickness(headache and nausea).However,the journey was also the most spectacular we have ever undertaken.:-)
A sunset in Leh, Ladakh, India, with the roayal palace and the town hit by the last rays of light of the day and the typical ladakhian sky over them.
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Leh is the capital of the Leh District of Ladakh, India. The city lies on the true right bank of the Indus River in a narrow valley north of the river at an elevation of some 3,530 m (11,581 ft.). The Leh Palace towers over the city at left. It was built by Sengge Namgyal who ruled the Kingdom of Ladakh from 1616 to 1642. The royal family occupied the upper floors with stables and storerooms on the lower floors. On the ridge to the right, the lower complex is the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa (Namgyal Tsemo Monastery). On the summit, the Tsemo Castle (aka Victory Fort, elev. c. 3,680 m, 12,073 ft.) is seen. Both were built by King Tashi Namgyal (ruled 1555-1575). The minaret and dome of the Jama Masjid (Jama Mosque) are seen at lower right. On this, my first day in Leh, I took lunch in the Leh View Restaurant.