Dras | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Drass | |
 View of Dras in Kargil district, Ladakh | |
| Nickname: The Gateway to Ladakh | |
  Dras Location in Ladakh, India  Dras Dras (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′48″N 75°45′31″E / 34.446769°N 75.758629°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Ladakh |
| District | Dras |
| Tehsil | Dras[1] |
| Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,988 in 2,011 |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Ladakhi, Hindi, Purgi, Shina, Balti, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194102 |
| Vehicle registration | LA-01 |
| Website | kargil |
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Dras (also spelt Drass, ISO transliteration: Drās), also known locally in Shina as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas, is a town and hill station, and the headquarters of Drass district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh".[3] The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".[citation needed]
- ^ "Revenue Villages | District Kargil, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ Singh Negi, Sharad (2002). Cold Deserts of India. Indus Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 8173871272.
- ^ "Page on Dras from". ladakh-kashmir.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.