The Himalayas - Ladakh Himalayas - Villages and Plateus

Ladakh himalayas

General Info

· Villages

· Valleys and plateaus
    · Dras Valley
      · Dras
    · Suru Valley
      · Kargil
    · Nubra Valley
      · People
      · Siser La
      · Tulimpati La
    · Shyok Valley
      · Murgo
      · Burtsa
      · Daulat beg Oldi
      · Digar La
      · Karakoram Pass
      · Khardong La
    · Indus Valley
    · Chanthang Plateau
      · Rupshu

Salt Lake Valley
· Puga Valley

· Lakes
· Passes
· Glaciers
· Rivers

· People
· Religion
· Fairs and festivals
· Other places of interest

The Himalayas - where earth meets sky

The Salt Lake Valley
The Salt Lake Valley is one of the widest open areas in Rupshu. It can be approached from Leh across the Tanglang La pass. The valley has a length of about 20 km and a maximum width of about 7 km. Its average elevation is 5,000 m.

Ladakh in barren splendour. Credit: Discover India
Ladakh in barren splendour
Credit: Discover India
Thuggi is the main settlement of the Salt Lake Valley. There are two lakes in this valley -- the fresh water Panluk Lake with an area of about 2 square kilometers and the salt-water Tsokar Lake with an area of about 10 square kilometers. Deposits of impure salt occurring on the northern shore of the Tsokar Lake are collected by the Changpas and used as barter to obtain goods from other parts of Ladakh.