Batalik | |
|---|---|
Village and military base | |
  Batalik Location in Ladakh, India  Batalik Batalik (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′21″N 76°20′22″E / 34.6558°N 76.3394°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Kargil |
| Tehsil | Kargil |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194103[1] |
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Batalik is a village and military base in Ladakh, India,[2] located in a narrow section of the Indus River valley, close to the Line of Control with Pakistan-administered Baltistan. It was a focal point of the 1999 Kargil War because of its strategic location between Kargil, Leh and Baltistan.[3][4]
Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is located in the Dah Hanu region, also known as the "Aryan Valley", populated by Brokpa people.[5] Administratively, it is treated as a hamlet of the Silmo village.[6]
- ^ "Batalik (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Bhan 2013, p. 38.
- ^ "Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "BATTLE FOR BATALIK". The Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik". Dnaindia.com. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Village wise Hamlet detail, Kargil district, District Statistics & Evaluation Office, retrieved 15 January 2023.