Spangmik is a settlement on the southern bank of the

Pangong Lake Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (; ; hi, text=पैंगोंग झील) is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of . It is long and divided into five sublakes, called ''Pangong Tso'', ''Tso N ...

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, India. It is located between

Lukung Lukung is a village located on the banks of Pangong Tso, near Line of Actual Control in the Leh District, Ladakh. Location Lukung is located 142 km east of Leh Leh () ( lbj, ) is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a ...

and

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. Tourists visiting the Pangong Lake in India are allowed to travel up to Spangmik, beyond which it is considered sensitive border area with China.

Location

Spangmik is situated 156 kilometers east of

Leh Leh () ( lbj, ) is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former ...

, on the southern banks of

Pangong Tso Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (; ; hi, text=पैंगोंग झील) is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of . It is long and divided into five sublakes, called ''Pangong Tso'', ''Tso N ...

. It located on "a narrow stretch of land between the ''Chang Chenmo'' mountains and the lake". The village is very close to the

Line of Actual Control The Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the context of the Sino-Indian border dispute, is a notional demarcation lineAnanth KrishnanLine of Actual Control , India-China: the line of actual contest, 13 June 2020: "In contrast, the alignment o ...

thats why tourists are allowed till this village. Further journey is prevented by an

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check post. In 2019,

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC Leh) is an Autonomous District Council that administers the Leh district of Ladakh, India. History The council was created under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act 19 ...

dismantled illegal tents and other construction on state-owned land in Spangmik village. But, the villagers have sought permission to re-erect these tents camps on the banks of the lake, and blamed the LAHDC for "pushing locals away from their land and unwittingly encouraging the Chinese to occupy it".

Infrastructure

Road Spangamik Khated road connect this village along lac. Mobile Internet Connectivity

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has made its 4G connectivity inside Spangmik Village. Jio becomes 1st telco to give 4G mobile services in Ladakh's ... - Mint https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/jio-becomes-1st-telco-to-give-4g-mobile-services-in-ladakh-s-pangong-lake/amp-11654597278729.html

Gallery

File:Some of the peaks around the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (10035133944).jpg, Peaks around the

at Spangmik (September 2013) File:Some of the peaks aroung the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (10035185326).jpg, Peaks around the

at Spangmik (September 2013) File:PangongTso.jpg,

on a bright sunny day, View from Spangmik (August 2009) File:Pangong Tso lake.jpg, View of

from Spangmik (July 2004)

References

Villages in Leh district Villages in Durbuk tehsil {{Ladakh-geo-stub