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Ladakh: Quick Facts

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L-G would be final authority in proposed U.T.-level body in Ladakh, says Centre’s proposal • Oct. 20, 2026, 10:29 AM ET (The Hindu)

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A Buddhist monk in red robes stands on a decorated terrace, looking toward the Diskit Monastery built on a rocky hillside in Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India.
Indus River in Ladakh, India
Map highlighting the Ladakh territory in northern India, shaded in orange, with surrounding countries labeled, including Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran, and Sri Lanka. The map also indicates disputed and administered areas near Ladakh using lettered markers, and includes an inset showing the region's location within Asia.
The Zanskar River winds through steep, barren brown mountains under a blue sky with scattered clouds in Ladakh, India.
A group of trekkers with backpacks walks in single file across the frozen Zanskar River, surrounded by rocky cliffs in the Himalayas of Ladakh, India.
Rocky shoreline of Tso Moriri lake with partially frozen water, set against snow-capped Himalayan mountains in Ladakh, India.
The Indus River flows in the foreground with snow-capped Himalayan mountains rising in the background in Ladakh, India.
Arid, rocky Ladakh Range rises beyond the green banks of the Indus River, with scattered trees and cultivated fields in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Tourists ride Bactrian camels in a grassy valley with grazing camels in Hundar, Ladakh, India, with rocky mountains in the background.
Snow leopard: a big cat found in the mountains of Central Asia and the northern Indian subcontinent
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