Korzok
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Karzok or Korzok (at an altitude of 14,995 ft or 4,570 m to 15,075 ft or 4,595 m above sea level), on the northwestern shores of the Tso Moriri lake, is a village in the Rupshu region and a block of the Leh district in Ladakh, India.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Korzok is referenced by 145 other articles, and connects out to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 2011 census of India and Depsang Plains.
It is catalogued under the topic Villages in Nyoma tehsil.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Leh district
- Elevation
- 4595
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- Karzok Tso Moriri.jpg
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Karzok or Korzok (at an altitude of 14,995 ft or 4,570 m to 15,075 ft or 4,595 m above sea level), on the northwestern shores of the Tso Moriri lake, is a village in the Rupshu region and a block of the Leh district in Ladakh, India.
Karzok is among the highest permanent settlements in the world. It is located 60 km southwest of Nyoma, 40 km south of Puga separated by Salt Valley, and 80-100 km northwest of Chumur. The Korzok Monastery, of Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage, is located here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Korzok” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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