Zanskar, Ladakh, India

Zanskar, Ladakh, India

Zanskar is a high altitude semi-desert lying on the Northern flank of the Great-Himalayan Range. This mountains range acts as a climatic barrier protecting Ladakh and Zanskar from most of the monsoon, resulting in a pleasantly warm and dry climate in the summer. Zanskar is a subdistrict of tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the Indian Union territory of Ladakh. The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the UT of Ladakh that separates Zanskar from Ladakh. It covers an area of some 7,000 square kilometers, at a elevation of 3,500-7,135 meters. The first, the Doda, has its source near the Penzi-La mountain pass and then flows south-eastwards along the main valley leading towards Padum, the capital of Zanskar.

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Zanskar is a high altitude semi-desert lying on the Northern flank of the Great-Himalayan Range. This mountains range acts as a climatic barrier protecting Ladakh and Zanskar from most of the monsoon, resulting in a pleasantly warm and dry climate in the summer. Zanskar is a subdistrict of tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the Indian Union territory of Ladakh. The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the UT of Ladakh that separates Zanskar from Ladakh. It covers an area of some 7,000 square kilometers, at a elevation of 3,500-7,135 meters. The first, the Doda, has its source near the Penzi-La mountain pass and then flows south-eastwards along the main valley leading towards Padum, the capital of Zanskar.