Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir.The largest town in Ladakh is Leh. It is one of the few remaining abodes of Buddhism in South Asia, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bhutan and Sri Lanka; a majority of Ladakhis are Tibetan Buddhists and the rest are mostly Shia Muslims. Leh is followed by Kargil as the second largest town in Ladakh. Some Ladakhi activists have in recent times called for Ladakh to be constituted as a union territory because of its religious and cultural differences with predominantly Muslim Kashmir.
Ladakh Travel Guide
Top Destinations in Ladakh
Leh, India
Early morning in Leh has a rarefied hush, the air crisp and almost sweet, mountain sunlight fanning across flat rooftops and whitewashed stupas. In the old city... more
Nubra Valley, India
Dawn stretches lilac over Nubra Valley, quietly illuminating sand dunes brushed in gold, while the distant roar of the Shyok River rolls beneath the snow-dusted... more
Pangong, India
At dawn, the air by Pangong Lake is sharp and glass-clear, carrying a silence as vast as the blue embrace of water and sky. The wind picks up gently, fluttering... more