Kargil district
Kargil district is one of the two districts of Ladakh, a region administered by India as a union territory. It spans the entire length of Ladakh in the north–south direction, with Jammu and Kashmir to the west, the Leh district to the east, the Pakistan-administered region of Gilgit–Baltistan to the north and Himachal Pradesh to the south. Encompassing two historical regions known as Purig and Zanskar, the district lies to the northwest of the Great Himalayan range and encompasses the majority of the Zanskar Range. Its population inhabits the river valleys of the Dras, Suru, Kartse, Wakha, and Zanskar rivers. The district was created in 1979 by carving it out of the Leh district. In 2003, Kargil was granted a Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). As of the 2011 Census of India, the Kargil district population is 77% Muslim, of which 65% follow Shia Islam. Buddhism and Hinduism represent 14.5% and 8% of the local population respectively.In August 2019 the Parliament of India passed an act that contains provisions to make Kargil a district of the new union territory of Ladakh, which was formed 31 October 2019. The town of Kargil is designated as a joint capital of the union territory, along with Leh. Kargil is a mostly visited place for Indian as well as foreign tourists during summer.
district of Ladakh, India
district of India