Padum
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Place details
- Locality
- Padum
- Region
- Ladakh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 25,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Padum
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Zanskar Skat
- Settlement.other_name
- Padam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- NE Padum Valley Panorama Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 01091.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Padum town from the southwest
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ladakh
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ladakh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Union Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ladakh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Zanskar tehsil
- Elevation
- +3669
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.kargil.nic.in
- Image
- NE Padum Valley Panorama Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 01091.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Geography
- People
- Town
- Access
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Padum (also known as Padam) is the main town and the administrative centre of the Zanskar tehsil in Kargil district, Ladakh, India. Named after the Buddhist guru Padmasambhava, it was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla. It is via the link road from Kargil city (National Highway No. 1D). The new Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) connects Padum directly to Leh in the east and to Darcha in Himachal Pradesh.
==Description== The present population of Padum town is about 2,000 people. The traditional heart of the village is below the gompa and Palace khar (now in ruins) where two large chortens stand above old buildings. A road was constructed in 1980 from NH1 at Kargil over Pensi La, which is 235 km away. The 145 km road to Darcha passing through Shinkula pass is now operational, connecting to the Manali-Leh Highway. Padum has several hotels, homestays and restaurants for tourists. Padum has a post office, internet cafes and telephone booths.