Khalatse
Khaltse, Khalsi | |
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.jpg) School children in Khalatse | |
  Khalatse  Khalatse | |
| Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 76°52′45″E / 34.3200775°N 76.8793025°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalatse |
| Sub-Divisional Magistrate | Suhail Ahmad |
| Elevation | 2,987 m (9,800 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 767 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 948 |
Khalatse (Wylie: mkhar la rtse, THL: khar la tsé), often written as Khaltse or Khalsi, is the headquarters of the eponymous subdivision, block and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1][2] It is located 95 km from Leh city on the old main road to Kargil, where it crosses the Indus over an iron bridge.[3] Much of its importance is because it is the place where the road from Kashmir debouches into the Indus Valley.[4]
Close by are the remains of an old fortified customs house.[5] Khaltsi is also the location of the upcoming new Sindhu Central University of Ladakh.[6][undue weight? – discuss]
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Leh subdivision-blocks.
- ^ Schettler, Rolf & Margaret. (1981). Kashmir, Ladakh & Zanskar. Lonely Planet. South Yarra, Vic., Australia. ISBN 0-908086-21-0. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Rizvi 1996, p. 31.
- ^ Rizvi 1996, p. 96.
- ^ "Cabinet approves setting up central university in Ladakh". 23 July 2021.