IBM Corporate Services Corps Nubra Valley School Visit India

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IBM Corporate Services Corps Nubra Valley School Visit India

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IBM Corporate Services Corps Nubra Valley School Visit India September 2009. Nubra Valley is situated about 150 km north of Leh, the capital town of Ladakh, India. Its name is derived from Ldumra (the valley of flowers). The average altitude of the valley is about 10,000 ft. above the sea level. The common way to access this valley is to travel over the Khardung La from Leh where one will first encounter the Shyok Valley. To enter the Nubra valley, one must cross over the Shyok River via a small bridge and pass through a military checkpoint. Non-locals require an "Inner Line" permit (easily obtained in Leh town) to pass. The Sasser Pass and the famous Karakoram Pass lie to the northwest of the valley which connect Nubra with Xinjiang. Previously there was much trade passing through the area with East Turkestan and Central Asia. Along the Nubra River lies the quaint villages of Sumur, Tigher, Tirith and Panamik. Samstanling monestery is located at the hills side between tigher and sumoor village, between them a seasonal springs flow and divide the two village. the samstanling monestery is built by lama Nima in 3 to 4 century back, while Panamik is noted for its hot springs. Across the Nubra at Panamik, is an isolated Ansa Gompa located on a hill. Most of the people are of mixed Tibetan and Central Asian origin and speak varieties of the Balti language. The Nubra valley is a fertile tract of land producing a variety of fruits and nuts. The beautiful village of Baigdandu is located in the valley. Here one can suddenly find beautiful people boys and girls with startling blue eyes, auburn hair and ruddy cheeks as against the typical mongoloid features of the Ladakhis. Local lore has it that they were a Greek tribe who came in search of Jesus Christ's tomb and settled here. In 1948, the cease-fire line cut across the tribe, isolating Baigdandu village, a major part of the tribe was stranded on the other side. In 1971, the Ladakh Scouts liberated more areas and brought more of these people together, pushing back the Pakistanis and setting up the record of having captured the highest post in the world. Baigdandu is famous for the goats that give you the famous Pashmina shawls. The Shyok River meets the Nubra to form a large valley that separates the Ladakh and the Karakoram Ranges. Two villages accessible to tourists and foreigners in the Shyok Valley are Deskit and Hundar. Deskit is home to a busy and dramatically positioned Deskit Gompa. Hundur or Hunder("old village") was the capital of the erstwhile Nubra kingdom in the 17th century. Apple, walnut, apricot and even some rare almond trees are grown. Hundar is home to the Chamba gompha and is one of those rare places on earth where you can see in one place the splendid beauty of a desert complete with bactrian camels (two-humped), sand dunes, rolling mountains and snow peaks. Next to Hunder is Skampuk village, which is about 7km away from Hunder. Beyond Hunder village, tourists are not allowed to visits, as it is consider as border area.

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