Kargil
Sign in to saveKargil ( , ) or Kargyil is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the joint capital of Ladakh, an Indian-administered union territory, and the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest urban centre in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and to the west of Leh. It is on the bank of the Suru River near its confluence with the Wakha Rong River, the latter providing the most accessible route to Leh.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kargil
- Region
- Ladakh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 16,338
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kargil
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- TOURIST FECILITATION CENTRE KARGIL.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tourist Facilitation Centre at Bemathang, Kargil, Ladakh.
- Settlement.image_map1
- Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing sub-regions administered by different countries.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Kargil in the Ladakh region of the Indian-administered Kashmir (in tan)
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Kargil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Administrating country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Union territory
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 July 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kargil district
- Area
- +14086
- Elevation
- +2676
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Ladakh
- Official website
- kargil.nic.in
- Image
- Kargil Town Panorama.jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- History
- Dogra period
- Importance to central Asian trade route
- Independent India
- Geography
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Media and communications
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Kargil ( , ) or Kargyil is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the joint capital of Ladakh, an Indian-administered union territory, and the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest urban centre in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and to the west of Leh. It is on the bank of the Suru River near its confluence with the Wakha Rong River, the latter providing the most accessible route to Leh.
==Etymology== The Ladakh Chronicles spell the name of Kargil as . The word can be interpreted as meaning a bright or wholesome expanse. Modern newspapers are said to spell the name as . It can also be interpreted as a bright or wholesome mountainous amphitheatre. This phrase occurs often in Tibetan literature.