Ukdungle
Encyclopedia
Ukdungle is a small settlement in Leh District
, Jammu and Kashmir
in northern India
near the border with Tibet
. It lies only 22.7 miles south-west of Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture
in western Tibet. Hanle Observatory
and Demchok
village on LAC are close by. It is the highest city in India
Leh District
Leh is one of the two districts located in Ladakh, the other being the Kargil District to the west, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second largest district in India in terms of area. It is bounded on the north by Ghanche District , a small border with Xinjiang, China, via the...
, Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
in northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
near the border with Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. It lies only 22.7 miles south-west of Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture
Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture
Dêmqog is a very small village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 5009 metres . The combined Chinese-Indian village has a population of about 150....
in western Tibet. Hanle Observatory
Hanle
Hanle can mean:* Hanle , located in eastern Indian Ladakh, near the Chinese border** The Indian Astronomical Observatory, adjacent to Hanle village, location of the highest major astronomical telescopes in the world and colloquially known as Hanle** Hanle Valley, valley containing Hanle village,...
and Demchok
Demchok
Demchok or "New Demchok" is a small village and military emcampment in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Demchok sector south of Aksai Chin, in the Ladakh district of India. The Line of Actual Control passes along the southeast side of the village, following a wadi just upstream from...
village on LAC are close by. It is the highest city in India