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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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He is back in Leh, his hometown in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

In previous years he's held hunger strikes for more self-rule in Ladakh and against a "very powerful government" seeking to "bulldoze ecologically sensitive places".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Before beginning his hunger strike, Wangchuk and his supporters walked for hundreds of kilometres from Ladakh to reach Delhi.

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

In the Kulu and Ladakh country the tree is sacred to the deities of the elements.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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