Korzok Village
India /
Himachal Pradesh /
Manali /
Leh
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village, interesting place
Korzok village, Leh Tehsil, Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir.
The only village at Tso Moriri, resident of Changpas, situated at an altitude of 15,000 ft amsl. It is approx 40 km from Sumdo.
Picture 2-The village with the Drukpa Gompa and tent camp
Picture 3-Lhasa restaurant in village center
Picture 4-Noodle machine in teastall opposite Lhasa Restaurant
Korzok village, perhaps the highest permanent settlement in India, is situated from 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) to 4,570 metres (14,990 ft)
Now there are 50 houses in the village but the floating population of the nomads, establishing their tents (made of yak hair or skin) in summer, adds to the agricultural operations in the region. The tents are provided with vents at the top to let out smoke. Pashmina (yak’s wool) is the valuable product that the Changmas trade along with the salt that they extract from large salt fields in the area, such as the springs at Puga. They barter these two products for food grains and other necessities. In Korzok, in recent years, building activity is on the rise with the nomadic tribes changing their life style
The only village at Tso Moriri, resident of Changpas, situated at an altitude of 15,000 ft amsl. It is approx 40 km from Sumdo.
Picture 2-The village with the Drukpa Gompa and tent camp
Picture 3-Lhasa restaurant in village center
Picture 4-Noodle machine in teastall opposite Lhasa Restaurant
Korzok village, perhaps the highest permanent settlement in India, is situated from 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) to 4,570 metres (14,990 ft)
Now there are 50 houses in the village but the floating population of the nomads, establishing their tents (made of yak hair or skin) in summer, adds to the agricultural operations in the region. The tents are provided with vents at the top to let out smoke. Pashmina (yak’s wool) is the valuable product that the Changmas trade along with the salt that they extract from large salt fields in the area, such as the springs at Puga. They barter these two products for food grains and other necessities. In Korzok, in recent years, building activity is on the rise with the nomadic tribes changing their life style
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korzok_Monastery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 32°58'3"N 78°15'49"E
- Losar 76 km
- Langza (Langja) 78 km
- Rangrik 82 km
- Komic (Spiti) 83 km
- Samling 97 km
- Tabo (Spiti) 98 km
- Nidang 100 km
- Sagnam 106 km
- Shalkhar 110 km
- Chango Uperla 115 km
- Tso Moriri 8.7 km
- Photographs of the Lake 16 km
- Thadsangkaru Tso (Kiagar Tso) 16 km
- Labgo Glacier 20 km
- Chilling Tso (Kyun Tso, fresh) 31 km
- Ryul Tso (Kyun Tso, brakish) 32 km
- Glacier 35 km
- Glacier 41 km
- Frozen Indus 47 km
- Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary 63 km
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