MANALI-LEH-HIGHWAY-is-a-highway-in-northern-India-connecting-Leh-in-Ladakh-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-state-and-Manali-in-Himachal-Pradesh-state.-It-is-open-for-only-about-four-and-a-half-months-in-a-year-in-summer-between-May-or-June,-when-the-snow-is-cleared-by-the-Border-Roads-Organisation-of-Indian-army,-and-mid-October-when-snowfall-again-blocks-the-high-passes.-It-connects-Manali-valley-to-Lahaul-and-Spitivalleys-and-Zanskar-valley-in-Ladakh.-It-is-a-part-of-NH-21.[1]

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Nun-Kun-Glacier-It-is-located-near-Suru-Valley-of-KARGIL.-Mountain-comprises-a-pair-of-Himalayan-peaks:-Nun-23,409-ft-and-its-neighbor-peak-Kun,-23,218-ft.-Nun-is-the-highest-peak-in-the-part-of-the-Himalayan-range-lying-on-the-Indian-side-of-the-Line-of-Control-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir

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DAL-LAKE-is-nicknamed-the-Jewel-in-the-crown-of-Kashmir.-The-lake-covers-an-area-of-18-square-kilometres-and-is-part-of-a-natural-wetland-which-covers-21.1-square-kilometres-including-its-floating-gardens.-Scenic-views-of-the-lake-can-be-witnessed-from-the-shore-line-Mughal-gardens,-such-as-Shalimar-Bagh-and-Nishat-Bagh-built-during-the-reign-of-Mughal-Emperor-Jahangir-and-from-houseboats-cruising-along-the-lake-in-the-colourful-shikaras.-During-the-winter-season,-the-temperature-sometimes-reaches-11-C,-freezing-the-lake.-

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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

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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).

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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]

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KORZOK VILLAGE - also known as Karzok or Kurzok, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Drukpa Lineage and ancient village on the western bank of Tsomoriri Lake in Leh District, Ladakh, India. Korzok, situated at 15,075 ft.

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TSOMO RIRI is a High Altitude Lake with an altitude of 15,075 ft. in Ladakh, India and is the largest of the High Altitude Lakes in the Trans-Himalaya. Accessibility to the lake is limited to summer season only. In summer temperature varying from 0 to 30 C (32 -86 F) and winter temperature recording 10 and 40

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PANGONG TSO (LAKE) is a high altitude lake in the Himalaya, situated at a height of about 14,270 ft. It is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibet. 60% of the length of the lake lies in China. The lake is 5 km wide at its broadest point. All together it covers 604 sq. km. During winter the lake freezes completely, despite being saline water. It is 150 KM from Leh.

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KHARDUNG-LA 18,379 ft. (Khardung Pass) is a high mountain pass located in Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The pass on the Ladakh Range lies north of Leh and is the gateway to the Shyok and Nubravalleys. Khardong La is historically important as it lies on the major caravan route from Leh to Kashgar in Central Asia. About 10,000 horses and camels used to take the route annually, and a small population of Bactrian camels can still be seen at Hunder, in the area north of the pass. During World War II there was an attempt to transfer war material to China through this route.

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