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Khardung La Cafe
A tea stall at Khardung La pass in Ladakh, one of the world's highest motorable roads at 5,359 metres, where exhausted riders and drivers stop for chai.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Ladakh, India · Asia
Leh works well as a base: 10 minutes from Pituk, 58km from Nubra Valley.
Leh is a town located in Ladakh, India. With a population of 37,475, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Leh sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Leh to your route.
Leh (Ladakhi: སླེ་) is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. Leh, located in the Leh district, has been the capital of Ladakh since the medieval period and was historically capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh.
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Leh Palace, the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh, was built in the 17th-century and is frequently contrasted with the Potala Palace in Tibet. Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 m (11,562 ft), and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway (part of National Highway 3).
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Leh is located in Ladakh, India, Asia. The coordinates are 34.1650 latitude, 77.5840 longitude.
Leh has a population of approximately 37,475 people, making it a town in India.
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A tea stall at Khardung La pass in Ladakh, one of the world's highest motorable roads at 5,359 metres, where exhausted riders and drivers stop for chai.
13 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
One of the world's highest motorable passes at approximately 5359m in Ladakh, a bucket-list destination for adventure motorcyclists on the Leh-Nubra Valley route.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A gravity hill on the Srinagar-Leh road 26 km west of Leh where a parked car appears to roll uphill, an optical illusion created by the tilted horizon of the surrounding ridges.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A spectacular 12-story Tibetan Buddhist gompa resembling the Potala Palace, perched on a hilltop with a 15-meter Maitreya Buddha statue.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
One of the world's highest motorable passes at about 5,360 m, on the spectacular drive from Leh to Pangong Lake. Army-run tea stalls at the prayer-flag-draped summit revive frozen riders.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A high-altitude cold desert valley with sand dunes, double-humped Bactrian camels, and the ancient Diskit Monastery overlooking the Shyok River.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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