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LOCATION: Jammu and Kashmir,India.

LARGEST CITY: Leh.

MAIN CITIES: Leh ,Kargil.

LANGUAGES:Tibetan, Hindi, Balti.

WEATHER AND TERRAIN OF LADAKH:

ELEVATION: With an average elevation of 10000 feet above sea level, the ladakh plateau is subject to an arid and cold climate.

TERRAIN: Four mountain ranges span the breadth of the plateau, which going north from south are Himalayas, Zanskar, ladakh and Karakoram RangesLadakh ("land of high passes") is a region in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that is inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir and its culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet. Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and culture. Nubra is a high altitude cold desert with rare precipitation and scant vegetation except along river beds. The villages are irrigated and fertile, producing wheat, barley, peas, mustard and a variety of fruits and nuts, including blood apples, walnuts, apricots and even a few almond trees.we can also find a variety of floura and fauna in nubra valley. main road access to the Nubra Valley is over Khardung La pass which is open throughout the year.Its status as the highest motorable road in the world is no longer accepted by most authorities Diskit monastery also known as Dikit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India.Despite of being a part of India ,it resembles Afghanistan with its barren mountains,snowcaps and houses