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Ladakh

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[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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The night before he left to be part of a historic Indian expedition on Everest, Morup sat with his wife at his home in Ladakh, an Indian-administered territory in another part of the Himalayas.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

They argued that more autonomy for Ladakh would help prevent exploitation of natural resources.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

During the winter of 2025, Acres of Ice and the local government ran 10 AIR projects across Ladakh.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Because traditional water systems are failing, Leh-Ladakh has become a hub for innovative, grassroots hydraulic engineering," says Murtaza Ali, executive engineer in the Irrigation and Flood Control Division, at the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Some of them were men from Ladakh," said Lalun, when the last had gone.

From Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling

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