Upshi
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Upshi, village and junction on the Leh-Manali Highway
, Ladakh
, Jammu and Kashmir
. Leh is to the west along the Indus river valley, Gya (village)
is to the south as is Tanglang La
and the bulk of the Leh-Manali Highway, and an ancient trading road heads to the east towards Tibet
. It is 49km from Leh.
Leh-Manali Highway
The Leh-Manali Highway is a highway in India connecting Leh and Manali. It is open only between June and mid-September when snow is cleared from the road by the Border Roads Organisation. It connects the Manali valley to Kullu valley, Lahaul and Spiti and Ladakh...
, Ladakh
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
, Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
. Leh is to the west along the Indus river valley, Gya (village)
Gya (village)
Gya is a village overlooking river of same name in Indian Ladakh between the Indus river valley and Tanglang La Pass on the Leh-Manali Highway. Reachable from Upshi in the Indus River Valley, the village nestles in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist Gompa with accompanying chortens or...
is to the south as is Tanglang La
Tanglang la
Taglang La, elevation , is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.It is sometimes incorrectly claimed to be the world’s second highest motorable pass at an altitude of 5,325 m. . See the article on Khardung La for a discussion of the world's highest motorable passes...
and the bulk of the Leh-Manali Highway, and an ancient trading road heads to the east towards Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. It is 49km from Leh.