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Tourism
in Suru Valley
One
of the most beautiful regions of Ladakh, the Suru Valley forms
the mainstay of Kargil district. Lying nestled along the north-eastern
foothills of the great Himalayan Wall, it extends from Kargil
town, first southward for a length of about 75 Kms Upto the
expanse around Panikhar, thence eastward for another stretch
of nearly 65 kms upto the foot of the Penzila watershed where
the Suru valley rises. Its composite population of about
30,000 - mainly of Tibeti-Darad descent - are Muslims who had
converted their Buddhist faith around the middle of the 16th
century.
The
upper valley reaches of the valley, particularly around the
Sankoo bowl, the Panikhar expense and the higher stretch beyond,
present a spectacle of breathtaking features-majestic mountain
ramparts crowned by snow capped peaks, undulating alpine slopes
draining into wild mountain streams of foaming cascades of pristine
water, awesome glaciers descending along the Himalayan slopes
to the river bed in reverie formation, Quaint villages of adobe
houses straggling dry hillocks surrounded by large tracts of
lush crops downward the patches of alpine pastures uphill.
The
beauty of this region is further enhanced by the sheer contrast
provided by the towering peaks of Kun (7035 m) and Nun (7135
m), which loom over the skyline in their crystalline majesty.
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