{"id":4469,"date":"2017-03-01T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T06:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2017-03-01T11:40:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T06:10:32","slug":"what-not-to-be-missed-in-kargil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/what-not-to-be-missed-in-kargil\/","title":{"rendered":"What not to be missed in Kargil"},"content":{"rendered":"

What not to be missed in Kargil , most of the tourist travelling by road Srinagar \/ Leh use Kargil as a overnight \u00a0 halt because of not much information available with the travel agents , situated on the midway on Srinagar – Leh highway, ancient town which had trading links with Tibet, China , Central Asia and India has a long history. Before Shia Islam established in 16th century, Buddhism was followed and still the natives have common rituals in marriages and other celebrations .
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\"Kargil

Kargil city on the banks of Suru river<\/p><\/div>
\nPresent Kargil district is group of small kingdoms have majestic landscape , many little known rarely explored yet beautiful interesting stories attached to history, religious monuments, tribes, ethnic groups, battle fields, grass meadows, high mountains, glaciers, apricot orchards, barley and wheat fields .
\nKargil Heritage walk <\/strong><\/a>takes you around the\u00a0<\/strong>old bazar of small shops constructed of mud and wood, old gurudwara and mosque with common wall, Balti Bazar the old trading houses, Munshi Aziz Bhatt Sarai where traders from Tibet, China, Central Asia use to stay , old bridge over Suru river and Munshi Aziz Bhat heritage museum .
\nDrass<\/strong> <\/a>is the second highest cold inhabited place in the world, Kargil war memorial in the memory of soldiers who sacrificed their life for the nation is at the base of Tololing , here the names with their Regiments are engraved on stone slabs .
\nDropti Kund<\/strong> is supposed to be associated with Hindu epic Mahabharata queen Dropti, a water lake which changes its color with the change in the season. The locals trust that if a childless couple consumes \u00a0water from here get blessed with a child .
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\"Dropti

Dropti Kund Drass , Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nBhim Bhat<\/strong><\/a> is seven feet long black cylindrical rock, supposed to be a body part Bhim from the epic Mahabharata, locals trust that a childless lady can conceive if she consumes the dust from the rock. Even when a goat or a cow stops giving milk, the locals feed them with the grass from its proximity to get it to start lactating again.
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\"Bheembhat

Bheembhat Drass village Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nManman<\/strong> Pass<\/strong> is the point from where one can have beautiful views of Dras valley, Tololing, Rhino Knob, Tiger hill and snow laden peaks across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
\nKaksar village<\/strong>\u00a0on the banks of Shingo river, is the ancient village still having the old houses. This village is on the Line of Control and one can see the territory across the line of control. The villagers have lots of stories and memories of Kargil war and every year organise \u00a0Shaheed Capt. Saurabh Kalia Memorial Cricket Tournament in the memory of the Kargil war Heros . Shingo river originates from the Pakistan occupied Kashmir and enters India near this village, meets the Drass river then merges with Suru river and re-enters Pakistan occupied Kashmir again near Hundarman.
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LOC Village Kaksar , Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nHundarman village<\/strong><\/a> is recorded to be a about six hundred years old , from far it appears to be a cluster of separate \u00a0houses but in fact it is one interconnected house for a family, this village is on LOC and one can see a POK village known as Brolmo<\/strong> where every Friday one can see a large gathering at Shekh Ali’s mazar .
\nApati village<\/strong><\/a> is an ancient village have a Ghandhara style Maitryea Buddha rock cut statue supposed to be of 8th century one of the three statutes in Kargil area left in the world .
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Lord Buddha’s statue at Apati village Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nAryan’s villages <\/strong><\/a>There are few villages (Dha Hanu, Garkone, Darchik) along the Sindhu ( Indus ) river near Batalik , people living here\u00a0are Dards call themselves pure Aryans Brokpa, are tall and fair different in looks, traditions,cloths different language and their marriages are among their four villages only.
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Lady in traditional gear Aryan’s village<\/p><\/div>
\nKarche khar<\/strong>\u00a0 a small ancient village have a 7 meter tall lord Buddha’s rock cut statue of 7th century it has fine details, it is one of the three rock cut statue in Kargil area left in the world .
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Lord Buddha’s rock cut statue at Karchekhar village Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nSuru Valley<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>is \u00a0also called the Gulmarg of Ladakh with dense plantation of Popular and Willow trees , it is full of Myricarea and wild roses , two side snow caped mountains and large number of Suru river tributaries , it is a famous picnic spot and pilgrims come here to pay their respect at the tomb of Syed\u00a0Mir Hashim\u00a0a Muslim scholar saint <\/a>who imparted the Islamic teachings in this area .<\/strong>
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\"Syed

Syed Mir Hashim Tomb Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nTrespone<\/strong> is a picturesque village with a beautiful mix of Tibetan Islamic architecture famous Imambara over a hilltop \u00a0it is also a place where people still make a traditional Scythian Bow\u00a0by using mulberry frame and Ibex horn which is highly tensile and strong known as Scythian Bow it is used for the annual archery competitions held in almost all the villages in Kargil region .
\nParkachic Village <\/strong>is at the end of Suru valley famous for its glacier and beautiful views of twin peaks of Karakoram range Nun (7135 mtr) Kun (7077 mtr) .
\nMulbek<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is on National highway to Leh here is the 9 meter tall Chamba statue of lord Budhha of 7-8th century one of the three rock cut statues left in Kargil of lord Buddha in the world .
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Lord Buddha’s statue at Mulbek village Kargil<\/p><\/div>
\nOne can reach Kargil throughout the year by air from Leh , by road from Srinagar Zoji-la pass is closed from around December first week till April end and from Manali roads closes around October till end of May every year .
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