Leh

India / Jammu and Kashmir / Leh /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, place with historical importance, taluka headquarter, district headquarter
Tehsil Leh, District Leh, Ladakh, Bharat.

LEH (3500 mt) was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh. Leh is the administrative headquartersof Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.Leh was an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet to the east, Kashmir to the west and also between India and China for centuries.Leh has a cold desert climate .Leh is connected to the rest of India by two high-altitude roads both of which are subject to landslides and neither of which are passable in winter when covered by deep snows. The National Highway 1D from Srinagar via Kargil is generally open longer. The Leh-Manali Highway can be troublesome due to very high passes and plateaus, and the lower but landslide-prone Rohtang Pass near Manali.Leh's Leh Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport has flights to Delhi, Jammu and Chandigarh.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leh
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Coordinates:   34°9'1"N   77°33'33"E

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