Turtuk | |
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  Turtuk  Turtuk | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 76°49′37″E / 34.847°N 76.827°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nubra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,371 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Ladakhi, Hindi, Balti |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194401 |
| Census code | 913 |
Turtuk is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a small village sandwiched between the Karakorum Range and the Himalayas,[1][unreliable source?] and one of the northernmost villages of India, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan. Turtuk is situated in the Nubra tehsil of the Leh district,[2][3] on the banks of the Shyok River.[4] Geographically, the village is in the Baltistan region, which has been under Pakistani administration, except for five villages of the Turtuk block which are part of India. These villages form the only region in India populated by Balti people.[5][6] Turtuk is known for its fruit, especially apricots.
Turtuk was administered by Pakistan & was under Pakistani control until the war of 1971,[7] when the Indian Army regained control again.[8][9] It is also one of the gateways to the Siachen Glacier.[10][11]
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- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "The village divided by border". BBC News. 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Turtuk, the village on the India-Pak border, is where the clichés stop and fantasies begin", Hindustan Times, 8 May 2015, archived from the original on 8 August 2015
- ^ "the village that lost its country". BBC News. 31 July 2019.
- ^ "How one woman's story changed the lives of Turtuk's women forever". The Hindu. 3 November 2018.
- ^ Suryanarayanan, Archita (13 October 2018). "In Ladakh's Turtuk village, life goes on as it has since the 15th century". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Turtuk Diary". Outlook India.
- ^ "Planning a trip to Ladakh? You just cannot miss these experiences". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Siachen Factor". Outlook India.
- ^ Nitin Gokhale, The Siachin Saga, The Diplomat, 21 April 2014.