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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Example Sentences

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

Gen. Amrit Pal Singh, former chief of operational logistics in the northern region of Ladakh, which is home to some of the most sensitive stretches of India’s border with China.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 9-mile stretch, projected to be completed in about two years, will ease the Herculean task of supplying border outposts in Ladakh, which is cut off by heavy snowfall for up to six months each year, said Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supplies first travel by truck or train to depots in the neighboring region of Jammu and Kashmir, then move by truck convoys to Leh, the capital city of Ladakh.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal