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Many scattered high villages in the Markha valley, each with irrigated fields of barley and potatoes, add color to this otherwise quite barren environment. |
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The Markha River on "Little Tibet," one of the world's highest inhabited plateaus, provides spectacular views of the Great Himalayan, Ladakh and Zanskar ranges. There are two high passes at elevations up to 17,400'. Trails wind past willow groves, alongside patches of wild roses and through pastel canyons
festooned with multi-hued prayer flags undulating in the breeze. At high altitude in Leh one can set out to explore the heartland of the central Ladakh Valley. It involves crossing of the three passes - Stok La/ 4848m, Kagmaru La/ 5274m, Gandla/ 4878m and walking on the banks of the Markha River.
Hemis is a town 40 km southeast of Leh in Ladakh, popular for the Hemis monastery that was established in 1672 AD by king Senge Nampar Gyalva. Hemis is popular to tourists for the colorful festival held in July. Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of India, located mostly in the Himalayan Mountains. It shares a border with Himachal Pradesh to the south, Pakistan to the west and People's Republic of China to the north and the east. Jammu and Kashmir has three divisions: Jammu, Vale of Kashmir and Ladakh. Srinagar is its summer capital and Jammu its winter capital. |
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