Dhumku is a small hilly village in Uttarkashi District of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

state of India. Jadh Ganga, an important tributary of the

Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu f ...

, flows through this place. Some of the nearby villages are Nelang (Congsa), Jadhang ( Sang) and Pulam Sumda, which all lie in the valley of the Jadh Ganga (claimed by China and controlled by India).

Geography

See Geography of Dhumku, Nelang, Pulam Sumda, Sumla and Mana Pass area and Geography of Mana.

History

Territorial dispute

The valley of the Jadh Ganga is claimed by China and controlled by India.

Culture

This area is inhabited by the ''Char

Bhutia The Bhutias (exonym; Nepali: भुटिया, "People from Tibet") or Drejongpas (endonym; , THL: dre-jong pa, "People of the Rice Valley") are a Tibetan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Sikkim who speak Drejongke, a Tibetic ...

'' tribe who practice

Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, D ...

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Cities and towns in Uttarkashi district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub

Geography

History

Territorial dispute

Culture

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