Phobrang

Phobrang

Phobrang

Village in Ladakh, India

Phobrang is a settlement in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is near Lukung on the way the Indo-China border at the Hot Springs. It is the last village of Ladakh in this direction, at an elevation of 14,500 feet (4,400 m).[2]

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Phobrang is in the Leh district, Durbuk tehsil. It is the headquarters of a Halqa Panchahat (village administration), which covers the entire Pangong Tso region of Ladakh till Man Pangong.[4][5] Phobrang was apparently lightly populated in the 19th century,[2] but, at present, there is a small residential area, along with numerous semi-nomadic camping grounds, grazing grounds and farmlands, situated in an alluvial plain watered by a river flowing from the north. There is a Green Himalayas project under way to convert Phobrang to an eco-tourism site.[6][7]

The 84 km-long Marsimik La Road from Lukung to Hot Springs passes through Phobrang.[8] There is also a 40 km-long road from Phobrang to Chartse on the north bank of Pangong Tso.[9] Both these roads are meant for mainly military use.

References

  1. [1]
    "Phobrang". Google Maps.
  2. [2]
    Drew, Frederic (1875), The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account, E. Stanford – via archive.org
  3. [3]
    "34°02'57.2"N 78°26'33.1"E". 34°02'57.2"N 78°26'33.1"E.
  4. [4]
    Village Amenity Directory 2016-17, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 2016. page 29.
  5. [5]
    Man Pangong, villageinfo.in: Indian Village Directory, retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. [6]
    Sharma, Seema (8 July 2019). "Three villages near Pangong lake in Ladakh witness social and economic transformation". The Times of India.
  7. [7]
    Green Himalayas: The Project, greenhimalayas.org, retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. [8]
    Lukung to Hot Springs, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 4 June 2022.
  9. [9]
    Phobrang to Chartse, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 4 June 2022.


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