Nubra Valley
Nubra (Tibetan: [ལྡུམ་ར] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a valley in the region of Ladakh, India. Diskit, the capital of the Nubra area, is about 150 km (93 mi) north from Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Its name is derived from Ldumra (the valley of flowers).
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| Coordinates: 34°36′N 77°42′E / 34.6°N 77.7°ECoordinates: 34°36′N 77°42′E / 34.6°N 77.7°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Leh |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nubra river
The Nubra River is a tributary of the Shyok River, which flows into the Indus River. It flows in the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Nubra Valley Media
The region of Nubra is drained by the Shyok and Nubra rivers
- India Ladakh With Some Features.png
Ladakh relief map, with bilingual feature labeling. Elevation data from STRM. Own work based on
- Ladakh relief map.svg by C1MM, itself based on work by NordNordWest.
- Map of Tibet and Pangong Lake in 1873 from Hindutagh-pass-aksai-chin-center2-1873 (cropped).jpg
Historical trade routes through Nubra and Aksai Chin (Sketch map by Henry Trotter, 1878)
Tourists riding Bactrian camels in Hundar
- Nubra Sand Dunes.jpg
Sand Dunes of Nubra valley.
Maitreya - 33 metre symbol of peace facing West. Nubra Valley
Tourists riding camels in the sand dunes
- Diskit gompa nubra1.jpg
Diskit Gompa (monastery) in Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India
- Shoyok and Nubra Valley map.jpg
Local map with North towards down
View from Diskit gompa on Nubra Valley
