Murgo

Murgo
Village
Murgo is located in Ladakh
Murgo
Murgo
Location in Ladakh, India
Murgo is located in India
Murgo
Murgo
Murgo (India)
Coordinates: 35°02′28″N 77°56′13″E / 35.04111°N 77.93694°E / 35.04111; 77.93694
Country India
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilNubra
Elevation
[1]
4,500 m (14,600 ft)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-LA
Vehicle registrationLA
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Murgo
Murgo near the LAC

Murgo, on "Murgo Nala"[2] near Murgo Hotspring,[3] is a small hilly village which lies near the Line of Actual Control in Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh in India, close to Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin. It is one of the northernmost villages of India.[4] The Murgo Gompa is a large Buddhist monastery at Murgo.[5] Murgo lies on the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road (DS-DBO Road) and Sasser Brangsa-Murgo Road (SBM Road) fork of Sasoma–Sasser La-Saser Brangsa-Gapsam-Daulat Beg Oldi Road (SSSG-DBO Road), both of which connect Leh to Daulat Beg Oldi.[6] The village is inhabited by a small civilian population of Baltis,[7] who make a living by apricot farming and yak rearing. [4] The temperature plummets as low as -30 C in the winters. The weather deteriorates frequently with strong icy winds lashing much of Murgo. Murgo has very little vegetation or wildlife.[4] Telecommunication at Murgo is only available through INMARSAT satellite phones. The Indian Armed Forces have significant presence in the area.

Murgo in a 1916 Survey of India map of the region
  1. ^ Indian Mountaineer. Indian Mountaineering Foundation. 1983. At the extreme right corner of this 6 km long ground is a place called Murgo (14,600ft), situated on the bank of a tributary known as Burtsa nalla.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nala1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nalmhot1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c "Lost in Dispute: 7 Beautiful Places near India-China Border". trodly.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference murgomp2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Singh, Rahul; Choudhury, Sunetra (29 September 2023). "India moves to secure key flashpoint at LAC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ PTI (19 April 2013). "Chinese troops intrude into Indian territory in Ladakh, erect a tented post". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020. The nearest inhabited town is Murgo to the south, which has a small population of Baltis who primarily depend on apricot farming and yak rearing.