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A sign symbolizing the achievement of reaching the Tanglangla Pass.
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The road from Manali to Leh is the world's second highest motorable road, reaching an elevation of 5378 m. at Tanglangla pass. Until the advent of the aircraft, Ladakh could only be reached via dangerous, high passes. The Zoji La pass connecting it to Kashmir lies at 14,000 ft and is the lowest approach
from the west. The southeast approach has to cross the 18,200 ft high Tanglangla. And to the north lie the passes of Saser La and the Karakoram Pass, gateways to Central Asia, from where trading caravans used to come for many centuries.
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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