Ladakh

[ luh-dahk ]

/ ləˈdɑk /

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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Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

However, two of the samples—one from Ladakh, India and one from Bhutan—yielded a more interesting result.
Sorry Bigfoot Truthers: Yetis Aren’t Real|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It inhabits the elevated ranges of Ladakh, and is found in Baltistan, where it is called the oorin.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Moorcroft also speaks of Hasora wheat in Ladakh as very peculiar.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.|Charles Darwin
Finally, in Baltistan and the Ladakh range there is a broad zone composed chiefly of gneiss and schist of ancient date.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

The far side of the great central range, including Ladakh, Baltistan and Gilgit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
The urial and the shapu are kindred species of wild sheep (Ovis vignei), found respectively in Ladakh and the Suleiman range.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various