Turtok
Turtok is a locality in Diskit, Leh district, Ladakh and has an elevation of 2,842 metres. Turtok is situated nearby to the village Turtuk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Turtuk and Thang.
Turtuk
Village
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Turtuk is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a small village sandwiched between the Karakorum Range and the Himalayas, and one of the northernmost villages of India, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
Thang
Hamlet
Thang is a small village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is in the historical Chorbat region of Baltistan, divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 Line of Control. Thang is situated 9 km north of Turtok.
Turtok
- Type: Locality
- Location: Diskit, Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.84598° or 34° 50′ 46″ northLongitude
76.82925° or 76° 49′ 45″ eastElevation
2,842 metres (9,324 feet)Open location code
8J6RRRWH+9PGeoNames ID
1254028
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