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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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Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art
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Ladakh: References & Edit History

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Updated to mention the September 2025 protests in Ladakh. Sep 25, 2025
Article revised and updated. Sep 17, 2024
Added information on the 5 new districts announced in August 2024. Aug 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh, India. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Ladakh, Union territory. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Ladakh, India. May 08, 2024
New article added. Mar 19, 2021
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