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Mankhang Thang

India / Jammu and Kashmir / Leh /

Mankhang Thang or Plain to the west or on the left bank of River Hanle

Another of the many Plains of the Changthang of Ladakh. Its unbeleivable and not immediately noticeabler but these Plains have large quantities of scrub and burtse on which the Changpas' goats feed on.

This group was coming down the dry bed of the Shochin Lungpa to the north of Bursa thang and through Bursa thang crossed the tarred Loma - Hanle road to Mankhang Plain. From here they would either go over Tagong la (4485 m) or Khuingnak la (further N) to Tograle and then to ribos near Tsomoriri. All this is the Changthang.

A tough life, but when they meet strangers they always smile.
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Coordinates:   32°56'38"N   78°53'10"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago