Ladakh (, Ladakhi ,
Hindi: लद्दाख़, Hindi ,
Urdu: لدّاخ; "land of high passes") is a province in the
Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir sandwiched between the
Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great
Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of
Indo-Aryan and
Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Kashmir. Historically, the region included the
Baltistan (
Baltiyul) valleys, the
Indus Valley, the remote
Zanskar,
Lahaul and Spiti to the south, Ngari including the
Rudok region and
Guge in the east, and
Nubra valleys to the north over
Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range. Contemporary Ladakh borders
Tibet to the east, the
Lahaul and Spiti to the south, the Vale of
Kashmir,
Jammu and
Baltiyul regions to the west, and the Trans -Kun lun territory of
East Turkistan in
Central Asia on the other side of the Kun lun range in Kashmir to the north. Running southwest to northeast, the Altyn Tagh converges with the Kun Lun range in Kashmir which runs southeast to northwest forming a "V" shape which converges at Pulu. The geographical divide between Ladakh in the highlands of Kashmir and the Tibetan Plateau commences in the vicinity of Pulu and continues southwards along the intricate maze of ridges situate east of
Rudok, wherein are situate Aling Kangri and Mavang Kangri and culminates in the vicinity of Mayum La .
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