Merak
Merak is a village on the southern banks of Pangong Tso, near Spangmik on the south India-China border in the Leh District, Ladakh.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ladakh, India
- Also known as: “Merak, Ladakh” and “Meruk”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Man Pangong.
Man Pangong
Village
Man Pangong is a village in the Changthang district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located in the Tangtse tehsil, near the Pangong Tso lake. Man Pangong is situated 9 km northwest of Merak.
Merak
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.80024° or 33° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
78.59057° or 78° 35′ 26″ east
Elevation
4,251 metres (13,947 feet)
Open location code
8J5WRH2R+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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