Turtuk

Turtuk 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Ladakh, India
  • Also known as: “Turtok”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thang.

Hamlet
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. is situated 9 km north of Turtuk.

Turtuk

Latitude
34.8447° or 34° 50′ 41″ north
Longitude
76.82795° or 76° 49′ 41″ east
Open location code
8J6RRRVH+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1290521112
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q24905777
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Satellite Map

Discover Turtuk from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Turtuk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طورتك”
  • Chinese: “图尔图克”
  • Finnish: “Turtuk”
  • German: “Turtuk”
  • Hebrew: “טורטוק”
  • Hindi: “तुरतुक”
  • Japanese: “トゥルトゥク”
  • Malayalam: “ടുർടുക്”
  • Marathi: “तुर्तुक”
  • Panjabi: “ਤੁਰਤੁਕ”
  • Persian: “طورتک”
  • Portuguese: “Turtuk”
  • Tamil: “துர்டுக்”
  • Urdu: “طورتک”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First Natural Freezing Point and Turtuk traditional house museum.

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