Ladakh Adventure
Ladakh is most famous for breathing landscapes, the crystal clear skies, the highest mountain passes, thrilling adventure activities, Buddhist Monasteries festivals.
The largest town in Ladakh is Leh, followed by Kargil, each of which headquarters a district. The Leh district contains the Indus, Shyok and Nubra river valleys. The Kargil district contains the Suru, Dras and Zanskar river valleys. The mains populated regions are the river valleys, but the mountain slopes also support the pastoral Changpa nomads.
Names
The region was previously known as Maryul.
Medieval Islamic scholars called Ladakh the Great Tibet (derived from Turko-Arabic Ti-bat, meaning "highland"); Baltistan and other trans-Himalayan states in kashmir's vicinity were referred to as "Little Tibets".
Culture
Ladakh food has much in common with Tibetan food, the most prominent foods being thukpa (noodle soup) and tsampa, known in Ladakhi as ngampe (roasted barley flour). Edible without cooking, tsampa makes useful trekking food.
Music and dance
The music of Ladakhi buddhist monastic festival, like Tibetan music, often involves religious chanting in Tibetan as an integral part of the region. These chants are complex, often recitations of scared texts or in celebration of various festival. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables.
