11 wetlands have been added from India to the Ramsar sites of International Importance. This is in addition to the five newly added Ramsar wetlands of International Importance, earlier this year. The total Ramsar sites …
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Chiktan Fort and Castle Ruins near Ladakh in Kargil
Chiktan Fort alias Chiktan Castle or Chiktan Khar is a fort in the Chiktan village near Ladakh in Kargil district, India.Chiktan Fort – Image courtesy – wmf.org/project/chiktan-castle This fort was a majestic fort, which is …
Continue readingJammu and Kashmir Welcomes Tourists
Jammu and Kashmir welcome tourists from 10th October 2019, after a few weeks of restrictions imposed earlier on 2nd August 2019. Sonamarg The state Governor has recalled the earlier security order, which asked the Amarnath …
Continue readingThe Oldest Surviving Religious Structures – Future Buddha (Maitreya Buddha) at Basgo Buddhist Monastery
Maitreya Buddha statue with a height of 14 meters is located at Basgo monastery or Basgo Gompa. A Buddhist monastery is called a Gompa. It is situated near Ladakh, India. This Buddhist monastery is situated …
Continue readingStok Kangri – Himalayan High Altitude Climbing
Stok Kangri is the highest mountain with a height of 6,153 meters or 20,187 feet, in the Himalayan Stok Range. It is situated in the Leh – Ladakh region, India. It is at a distance …
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