Yak Shepherds Of Zanskar Ladakh Life In The Himalayas Nomadsо Zanskar is a remote region in the ladakh ut of india. zanskar valley is a 250 kms wide valley, located 150 kms from the kargil town in ladakh. over 95 percen. It is the land of high plateaus. it is traversed by nomads, herders of himalayan goats and yaks who live with the seasons, setting up their camps in plains at 4,500 meters altitude, where short grass grows, grazed a hundred times. most still live in yak hair tents, half buried in the ground, where they live as families.
Zanskar Trek Ben stephenson for the new york times. by jonathan mingle. nov. 23, 2011. we had been walking on the slick, frozen surface of the zanskar river for 20 minutes when urgain dorjay, our lead guide. The remote and pristine region of zanskar in the union territory of ladakh, offers a myriad of unforgettable experiences. here are some of the best for 2024. trekking through the frozen zanskar. A kharnak teenager sits on the grounds of a buddhist temple overlooking kharnakling. among these nomadic communities, families and animals live in strict interdependency. the milk from the sheep. The zanskar region is separated from ladakh by the zanskar mountain range. the valley is located at a towering altitude that ranges from 11,500 to 23,000 feet above sea level and the valley is world famous for its stunning landscape and tibetan style monasteries. the valley of zanskar is currently only accessible by road from the town of kargil.
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