Dras
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- Settlement.name
- Dras
- Settlement.nickname
- The Gateway to Ladakh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Drass and Tololing Range.jpg
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- View of Dras in Kargil district, Ladakh (India)
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- India Ladakh#India
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- y
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- right
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- Location in Ladakh, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Union Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ladakh
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kargil
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- Tehsil
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- Dras
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- 3300
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Dras (also spelt Drass, ISO transliteration: '), also known locally as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas''', is a town and hill station in Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil town. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".
== Etymology == Traditionally, Dras is known as Hem-babs, which means "snow land"; the word "Hem" means snow.