ABOUT LADAKH

1. Presented by : Dr Tsering Lamchung
LADAKH

2. LA means PASSES IN LADAKHI language & DAKS
means situated. It is situated in the state J&K.
Area 86,904sqKM. It consists of two
districts, LEH & KARGIL. LEH is the largest
district in india & its population density is
lowest in india with 2/sq KM. Population of
ladakh is about 270000 and population
density is 3.1/sqKM.

3. It is 434km away from srinagar &
480km from manali
Area
86,904 km2
Geography of Ladakh which
includes a number of
valleys, passes, mountain
ranges, glaciers and long stretched
cold desert is one of world`s largest
and highest plateaus located at
3000m and 9800ft above the sea
level. Located in the foot hills of
great Karakoram Range and the great
Himalayas this small region is known
for its distinctive geographical
composition which has its own
description.

4.  VALLEYS
it includes a number of
valleys. Most important
among them are the
NUBRA VALLEY In the
north
SURU VALLEY south
ZANSKAR VALLEY in
the south
KARGIL VALLEY west of
ladakh.

5.  Khardung La At
altitude of 18380 feet
above the sea level. It
is the world's higest
motorable road.

6. It is sometimes called
"Little Tibet" as it has
been strongly
influenced by Tibetan
culture.
A majority of Ladakhis
are Tibetan Buddhists
and the rest are mostly
Shia Muslims.
Language people speak
LAKAKHI LANGUAGE.

7. WOMENS IN TRADITIONAL DRESS

8.  RIVERS INDUS
RIVER The word INDIA
is derived from the
river indus, from the
indus valley civilization

9. LAKES
Ladakh has been a
place of attraction for
travelers from
different corners
interested in Culture
& Adventure mainly
besides other
attracting places,
1.PANGONG LAKE,
2.TSOMORIRI LAKE &
3.TSOKAR LAKE.

10. PANGONG LAKE
LENGTH= 134 km WIDTH= 5 km brakish water. 60% is in india & 40% in india. It is frozen
during winter.
The 160 km away from Leh. world’s highest brackish lake at 14,256 feet above sea level

11. TSOMORIRI LAKE
LENGTH= 19km WIDTH= 3km. IT IS SALT LAKE, altitude of 4,595 m. It is 240
Kms from Leh

12. TSOKAR LAKE

13.  With a vast snowfield in
the center
SIACHEN GLACIER is
known as the largest
glacier in the world
outside the Polar
Regions.,Its length is
72km The Siachen
glacier lies in the
extreme north-central
part of LADAKH near the
border of INDIA and
PAKISTAN. Located on
the north-facing slopes
of the Karakoram Range,

14. siachen
Altitude of 5,753 m above sea level

15. Animals of ladakh
are 1)YAK
2)DEER
3)DOBULE HUMPED
CAMEL
4)SNOW LEOPARD
5)CHANGTHANGI
GOAT 6)BLACK
NECKED CRANE

16. DEER
Scientific Name: Ovis vignei vignei
Local Name(s): Shap, Shalugu,Shalmar

17. CHANGTHANGI GOAT
PASHNINA IS PRODUCED FROM THIS GOAT. PASHMINA PRODUCTION PER GOAT
IS 250-500g

18. DOBULE HUMPED CAMEL
Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

19. SNOW LEOPARD
Panthera uncia

20. BLACK NECKED CRANE
Grus nigricollis ONLY 70-80 BIRDS ARE IN LADAKH

21.  YAK OF LADAKH IS
FAMOUS FOR IS LOOK
& UTILITY

22. WORLD’S HIGHEST
1)MOTORABLE ROAD
that is KHARDUNG LA
2) WORLD’S HIGHEST
AIRPORT
3)WORLDS HIGHEST
SALT WATER LAKE
THAT IS PANGONG
LAKE 4)WORLDS
SECOND COLDEST
PLACE IS DRASS.

23. Presented by DrTsering Lamchung
email:drtsering55@gmail.com