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Padum
About Padum

Padum is named after Padmasambhava. It is the only town and administrative centre in Zanskar. It was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla. It is 240 km away via the link road from Kargil town (National Highway No. 01).

The population of Padum is about 1,000 people. The traditional heart of the village is below the gompa and Palace khar (now in ruins) where two large chortens stand above old buildings. A road was build in 1980 from NH1, Kargil over Pensi La while the road to Darcha is yet half way through. Padum has various homestays, hotels and restaurants meant for tourists. Padum has a internet cafes,telephone booths and post office.

Padum is at the centre of the tri armed Zanskar valley. It has an average height of 3,657 metres (11,998 feet). There are numerous villages to the north-east of Padum leading to Karsha monastery.

People

Padum is largely occupied by people of Tibetan descent who follow Tibetan Buddhism, but there is a sizable Muslim minority mainly Balti, who have been present in Padum since the 17th century. A mosque was constructed in Padum in recent years to cater the local Muslim population.

Padum Village

The sub-divisional capital Padum is a town of the Zanskar sub-division or tehsil in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The Zanskar River flows through the valley from its source at the Drang Drung glacier of the Pensi La.The Zanskar River joins the Lungnak River near Pibiting village.A number of notable Buddhist monasteries are positioned near Padum including Bardan Monastery and Kursha Monastery and the newly built Dalai Lama Photang.

 


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