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LEH - SRINAGAR HIGHWAY NH-1D, An Indian national highway (NH 1D) connecting Srinagar to Leh cuts through Kargil. The area that witnessed the infiltration and fighting is a 160 km long stretch of ridges overlooking this only road linking Srinagar and Leh. The military outposts on the ridges above the highway were generally around 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) high, with a few as high as 5,485 metres (18,000 ft).
By: Anup
on Jan 30, 2013
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LEH-was-the-capital-of-the-Himalayan-kingdom-of-Ladakh,-now-the-Leh-District-in-the-state-of-Jammu-and-Kashmir,-India.-The-town-is-still-dominated-by-the-now-ruined-Leh-Palace,-former-mansion-of-the-royal-family-of-Ladakh,-built-in-the-same-style-and-about-the-same-time-as-the-Potala-Palace.-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-Leh-Manali-Highway
By: Anup
on Jan 31, 2013
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KARGIL - is located 205 km from Srinagar and KM from Leh facing the Northern Areasacross the LOC. Like other areas in the Himalayas, Kargil has a temperate climate. Summers are cool with frigid nights, while winters are long and chilly with temperatures often ping to 48 C ( 54 F).[19]
By: Anup
on Jan 30, 2013
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Ladakh Nimmu village Leh farmland Landscape Jammu and Kashmir India
By: chandni
on Jul 6, 2010
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