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Zangla
Zangla is a village in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located southeast of Kargil city, the district headquarters, and northeast of Padum, the headquarters of Zanskar. An ancient ruined palace, known as Zangla Fort or Zangla Khar is located on a hilltop outside the village, believed to be 11th-century. The Buddhist nunnery in Zangla contains some impressive paintings. Geography Zangla is located at on the right bank of the Zanskar River, and has an average elevation of . Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Zangla had 182 households. The literacy rate of Zangla village is 59.81%. In Zangla, Male literacy stands at 75.06% while the female literacy rate was 45.27%. Transport Road Zangla is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by NH 301. Rail The nearest railway stations to Zangla are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of and respectively. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zangla Monastery
Current day Zangla village has no monastery, only a nunnery. Zangla Palace is sometimes called Zangla Monastery due to a mistake probably first made by Tivadar Duka, biographer of Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, and later by Ervin Baktay, an Indologist who visited Zangla in 1928 to identify the locations related to Alexander Csoma de Kőrös. Suffering from malaria, he described Zangla Palace – probably due to the shrine and the monks living there – as a monastery. Tsazar Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the village of Tsa-zar, 6 kilometres south of Zangla, Zanskar, Kargil district, Ladakh, northern India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ..., formerly part of the Zangla Kingdom. Tsazar Monastery is home to a small number of lamas and has some notable w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kargil District
Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir-region,The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting WP:DUE, due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padum
Padum (also known as Padam) is the main town and the administrative centre of the Zanskar tehsil in Kargil district, Ladakh, India. Named after the Buddhist guru Padmasambhava, it was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla. It is via the link road from Kargil city (National Highway No. 1D). The new Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) connects Padum directly to Leh in the east and to Darcha in Himachal Pradesh. Description The present population of Padum town is about 2,000 people. The traditional heart of the village is below the gompa and Palace khar (now in ruins) where two large chortens stand above old buildings. A road was constructed in 1980 from NH1 at Kargil over Pensi La, which is 235 km away. The 145 km road to Darcha passing through Shinkula pass is now operational, connecting to the Manali-Leh Highway. Padum has several hotels, homestays and restaurants for tourists. Padum has a post office, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kargil Airport
Kargil Airport is a military airfield in Kargil district away from Kargil and from Leh. It is one of two airports in the union territory of Ladakh. The airport will be expanded for operation of commercial jets by the end of 2024. History left, The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by local leader, on his arrival at Kargil Airport, in Jammu & Kashmir on 12 August 2014 The airport was built by the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1996 for civilian operations. and was leased to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Kargil rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the site of an undeclared war between India and Pakistan. AAI transferred the operational control and maintenance to Indian Air Force (IAF) because the airport was vulnerable to shelling by Pakistani forces. The civil enclave at the airfield is managed by the state government. The terminal building has the capacity to handle 100 peak hour passengers at a time. It was built by the Airports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udhampur Railway Station
Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Udhampur railway station, also known as ''Udhampur railway station'', is situated in municipal committee of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its station code is MCTM. The average elevation of the station is above mean sea level. The rail distance between MCTM and JAT is . It is a 'A' class railway station in Jammu railway division of Northern Railway zone. History and Overview The Uttar Sampark Kranti Express train from New Delhi was the first train to run on this link in 2005. Commuter unreserved passenger trains (DEMU) linking Jammu and Udhampur (and Pathankot) also run on a daily basis and are quite popular. The rail link to Katra was inaugurated and opened in 2014. Jammu Mail and Uttar Sampark Kranti Express have been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station w.e.f September 2015. As of now, 52 trains halt and originate/terminate at Udhampur. In August 2023 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the redevelopmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu Tawi Railway Station
Jammu Tawi railway station (station code: JAT) is a railway station in the city of Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Background Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead for other places in the region and for tourists heading towards the Kashmir Valley. The Jammu–Baramulla line begins here. Administratively, it is in the Jammu division of Northern Railways. Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by trains. The station code is JAT. The third longest running train in India, in terms of time and distance, the Himsagar Express that goes to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in 70 hours, used to originate from here. Now it originates from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station. Most premium express train of India, Vande Bharat Express, makes a stop here. History There existed an old station in the city, on the Jammu–Sialkot Line, which had train services to Sialkot Junction, now in Pakistan, aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar Railway Station
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Jammu and Kashmir, India. The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in the newly created Jammu division, which once completed, will connect the city to the rail network of India. Currently, services are to Baramulla and Banihal. The railway line has now fully completed is expected to increase tourism and travel to the Kashmir Valley. The Chenab Bridge, between Sangaldan Railway Station and Reasi Railway Station.was completed in 2022. The station is also planned to be part of a second railway line, the Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line. History The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network. Location The station, in Nowgam, is 8 km from the city centre. The main hub of stations in Kashmir Is Budgam stations and where all trains are being repair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopore Railway Station
Sopur (or Sopore) Railway Station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. Sopore is currently the northernmost station of Indian Railways. Location The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km from Sopore town towards south on Srinagar-Sopore highway. History The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network. Design The station features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambience of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in Urdu, English and Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 301 (India)
National Highway 301, commonly referred to as NH 301 is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 1. NH-301 traverses the union territory of Ladakh in India. Route description Kargil - Padum (Zanskar). Major intersections : Terminal near Kargil. See also * List of national highways in India * List of national highways in India by state List of the new national highway numbers (state-wise). Andhra Pradesh There are 55 national highways including one national expressway (NE7) in Andhra Pradesh with a total length of 8683.15km as of 31 Dec 2022. These are administered by ... References External links NH 301 on OpenStreetMap National highways of India National highways in Ladakh Transport in Kargil district Transport in Kargil {{India-NH-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
