Ladakh Land Of High Passes

LEH, KASHMIR, INDIA - AUGUST 02: Buddhist women carrying forage for animals walk towards their home on way to Leh on August 02, 2011 east of Srinagar in Ladakh, India. Ladakh is a region within the north-eastern most part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, subject to ongoing territorial disputes between India and Pakistan and with distinct cultural influences and historical ties to Tibet. Ladakh is India's highest plateau, bounded by the Karakoram and Himilayan Ranges and includes the upper Indus Vally. Buddhism is the primary religious influence, shared with neighbouring Tibet, although Islam is also practised by Shia Muslims predominately residing in the west. Predominately agricultural the region has increasingly relied on tourism since the Chinese closed borders with Tibet and Central Asia, curtailing it's role in major trading routes. Traditionally known as the 'land of high passes', the primary overland route is provided by the 434 kilometre Srinigar to Leh national highway running through the Kashmir Valley. The road climbs up through Zoji-la, the approximately 11,500 feet (3505 metres) high, pass in the Great Himalayan Wall, although it remains blocked to traffic by winter conditions and heavy snow which affect the region between the months of December and June. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)
LEH, KASHMIR, INDIA - AUGUST 02: Buddhist women carrying forage for animals walk towards their home on way to Leh on August 02, 2011 east of Srinagar in Ladakh, India. Ladakh is a region within the north-eastern most part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, subject to ongoing territorial disputes between India and Pakistan and with distinct cultural influences and historical ties to Tibet. Ladakh is India's highest plateau, bounded by the Karakoram and Himilayan Ranges and includes the upper Indus Vally. Buddhism is the primary religious influence, shared with neighbouring Tibet, although Islam is also practised by Shia Muslims predominately residing in the west. Predominately agricultural the region has increasingly relied on tourism since the Chinese closed borders with Tibet and Central Asia, curtailing it's role in major trading routes. Traditionally known as the 'land of high passes', the primary overland route is provided by the 434 kilometre Srinigar to Leh national highway running through the Kashmir Valley. The road climbs up through Zoji-la, the approximately 11,500 feet (3505 metres) high, pass in the Great Himalayan Wall, although it remains blocked to traffic by winter conditions and heavy snow which affect the region between the months of December and June. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)
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