Thang

Thang is a small village in the Leh district of , India. It is in the historical Chorbat region of , divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 Line of Control.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 1,620 residents
  • Description: village in Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Also known as: “Thang, Ladakh” and “Thanga Chathang”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frano and Turtuk.

Village
or Franu is border village and union council which lies in Chorbat Valley, in the , . The village lies upon the banks of the . is situated 7 km west of Thang.

Village
Photo: Rajnish71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the union territory of . It is a small village sandwiched between the Karakorum Range and the , and one of the northernmost villages of India, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan. is situated 9 km south of Thang.

Thang

Latitude
34.92619° or 34° 55′ 34″ north
Longitude
76.79844° or 76° 47′ 54″ east
Population
1,620
Elevation
3,890 metres (12,762 feet)
Open location code
8J6RWQGX+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7726267639
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
1163626
Wiki­data ID
Q24909904
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Thang” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thang”
  • Dutch: “Thang”
  • Swedish: “Thang”
  • Tamil: “தாங், லடாக்”
  • Urdu: “تھانگ”
  • Urdu: “تھنگ”

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