Padum
Padum is a town and the administrative headquarter of the Zanskar district of Ladakh in India. Named after the Buddhist guru Padmasambhava, it was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla.
- Town with about 25,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,510 metres (11,500 feet)
- Description: town in the Indian Himalayas
- Postal code: 194302
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Latitude
33.46914° or 33° 28′ 9″ north
Longitude
76.87818° or 76° 52′ 41″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Padum” goes by many names.
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