Ladakh

During winter in India’s mountainous Ladakh region, some farmers use pipes and sprinklers to construct building-sized cones of ice.

Near Chushul village in Ladakh, a stupa has been built near four shangdongs.

However, two of the samples—one from Ladakh, India and one from Bhutan—yielded a more interesting result.

It is not even certain where the animal was shot, but it is believed to have been obtained in the vicinity of Leh in Ladakh.

It inhabits the elevated ranges of Ladakh, and is found in Baltistan, where it is called the oorin.

The urial and the shapu are kindred species of wild sheep (Ovis vignei), found respectively in Ladakh and the Suleiman range.

Moorcroft also speaks of Hasora wheat in Ladakh as very peculiar.

In summer, however, all the trade between Tibet and Ladakh passes through this place.