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Ladakh

American  
[luh-dahk] / ləˈdɑk /

noun

  1. a region in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on the borders of China (Tibet) and Pakistan. 45,762 sq. mi. (118,524 sq. km).


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India's army maintains a large presence in Ladakh, which includes disputed border areas with China.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

He received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2018 for his environmental work and contributions to reforming local schooling in Ladakh.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Called 120 Bahadur – Hindi for brave hearts – the film tells the story of Indian soldiers who fought valiantly to defend the Rezang La pass in the freezing Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The tunnel will reduce travel time between Kashmir and Ladakh from 3 hours to 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Two hundred miles north of Chini, on the blue shale of Ladakh, lies Yankling Sahib, the merry-minded man, spy-glassing wrathfully across the ridges for some sign of his pet tracker—a man from Ao-chung.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard