Ladakh

English

Etymology

From لداخ‎ (ladâx), the Persian transliteration of the region's Tibetan name, ལ་དྭགས (la dwags).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ləˈdɑːk/

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Ladakh

  1. A sparsely-populated, predominantly Buddhist region, now administered by India as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is bordered by the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas in the south.

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