Zanskar
Zanskar | |
|---|---|
Tehsil of Kargil District (until 2028) | |
View of Zanskar Valley | |
Interactive map of Zanskar | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Kargil |
| Administrative centre | Padum |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ladakh |
| • MP | Mohmad Haneefa |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and English |
| • Spoken | Purgi, Shina, Ladakhi, Urdu, Balti, Tibetan |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is the southwestern region of Kargil district in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The administrative centre of Zanskar is Padum. Zanskar, together with the rest of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Western Tibet called Ngari Khorsum. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil City on NH301.
In August 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that Zanskar will become a district in Ladakh by 2028.