By: Tripmore
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Pangong Lake or Pangong Tso is a high altitude lake that is famous for its beautiful blue water which seems to changing its color three to four times a day from dawn to dusk due to golden mountains and sunrays.
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Khardungla pass or Khardungla Pass is some 38km north of Leh city and is reachable after tricky road having high gradient and many hairpin bends. Khardungla pass is at an altitude of 18,380 ft from mean sea level
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Nubra valley is in the north of Leh town and the road to the valley passes through 18,380ft high Khardungla pass (Khardungla), hence known to be one of the highest motorable roads of the world and the highest motorable road in India
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Diskit (Disket) is the headquarters of Nubra Valley in Leh district of Ladakh, about 120km from Leh. Diskit is located by the bank of Shyok river and is famous for Diskit Monastery, the oldest and largest gompa of Nubra valley
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Shanti Stupa (Peace temple) located in the upper corner of Leh at Changspa (Chanspa) has emerged as one of the new tourist destinations of Leh. Best places to visit in Ladakh list is incomplete without Shanti Stupa, a major landmark of the town.
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The Magnetic Hill area is located just between Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and Sangam, on the Leh-Srinagar national highway, about 27km from Leh. Tourists throng here to check the truth behind the gravitational pull defying theory
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The Magnetic Hill area is located just between Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and Sangam, on the Leh-Srinagar national highway, about 27km from Leh. Tourists throng here to check the truth behind the gravitational pull defying theory
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Located at an altitude of about 11,500 ft, close to Fotu-la (pass), on Srinagar-Leh highway, Lamayuru (Yuru gompa) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayuru village in Leh district of Ladakh