Ladakh is the ‘Land of the High Passes’ - is among the most dazzling
parts of the Indian Himalayas. Ladakh
region actually contains two valleys: Nubra and Shyok. Both their rivers rise
amidst the remote and heavily glaciated peaks and troughs of the Karakoram
Range. The Nubra joins the Shyok in ‒ as much as tourism is concerned ‒ the
region’s heart near Diskit before flowing westwards into Pakistan to eventually
join the almighty Indus.
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Nubra Valley lies in the old Silk Route from South to
Central Asia. Traders and their caravans used to traverse this route from areas
in Ladakh and Kashmir to Central Asian places like Yarkand and Baltistan.
Currently it is a military area because both Pakistan and China borders touch
this region with which India does not have very cordial relationship. The
valley is relatively warm during summers but temperature goes down to -40
degrees Celsius during winters.
Local communities once prospered on
an extraordinary trans-Himalayan trade which originated with the Silk Road.
Comprising huge mountains, yawning valleys and vast uninhabited hinterlands,
most of Ladakh’s boundaries may look almost impenetrable on a map. Yet for
centuries great caravans of wool and cloth, opium, spices and skins, coral and
turquoise, gold and indigo negotiated several routes and their hazardous passes
mainly between Leh and Yarkand (in China). The already withering trade finally
died in the late 1950s when China largely sealed its borders. For trekking in Nubra
valley you can contact us on http://www.ladakhdestination.com/contact-us/
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