Kargil District

Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region, which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh. It is named after the city of Kargil, where the district headquarters lies. The district is bounded by the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the west, the Pakistani-administered administrative territo…
Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region, which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh. It is named after the city of Kargil, where the district headquarters lies. The district is bounded by the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the west, the Pakistani-administered administrative territory of Gilgit–Baltistan to the north, Ladakh's Leh district to the east, and the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south. Encompassing the historical regions known as Purig, the district lies to the northeast of the Great Himalayas and encompasses part of the Zanskar Range. Its population inhabits the river valleys of Suru, Wakha Rong, and Sod Valley.
  • Established: 1 July 1979
  • Administering country: India
  • Union Territory: Ladakh
  • Capital: Kargil
  • Headquarters: Kargil
  • Tehsils: Kargil, Shargole, Shakar-Chiktan, Sankoo and Taisuru
  • Time zone: UTC+05:30 (IST)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org