Category: Kargil

  At an altitude of 2,704 meter, 204 km from Srinagar in the west, Kargil is the second largest urban center of Ladakh and has Kargil town as district headquarters. Surrounded by Kashmir, Kishtwar, Kullu and Gilgit-Baltistan, Kargil marks the easternmost extent of Muslim incursion into Ladakh. The streaming rivers… Continue reading