Dras Valley

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Dras Valley is a high-altitude Himalayan valley in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India, known for its extreme cold temperatures and strategic location near the Line of Control.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Dras Valley canonical 4
Dras sector 4
Dras River valley 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
high-altitude valley
valley
administrativeDivision Kargil district
associatedWith Kargil War
belongsTo Republic of India
linked to: India
climate long, severe winters
short, cool summers
subarctic climate
connectedTo Kashmir Valley via Zoji La pass
country India
drainage Dras River
elevation high altitude
hasFeature riverine valley floor
snowbound winters
steep mountain slopes
hasSettlement Dras
knownFor Dras town
linked to: Dras

extreme cold temperatures
high-altitude climate
proximity to the Line of Control
strategic military importance
languageSpoken Ladakhi
Shina
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Himalayas
Kargil district
Ladakh
Union Territory of Ladakh
linked to: Ladakh
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOn banks of the Dras River
mountainRange Himalayas
near Kargil
linked to: Kargil town

Line of Control
Zoji La
partOf Kargil district
Ladakh region
linked to: Ladakh
region western Ladakh
regionType mountain valley
religion Islam (majority)
strategicLocation Srinagar–Kargil–Leh axis
near India–Pakistan de facto border
tourism base for treks to Amarnath region
base for treks to Suru Valley
gateway to Ladakh from Kashmir
trekking destination
traversedBy National Highway 1 (NH1)
Srinagar–Leh highway

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kargil district containsValley Dras Valley
Shinaki ethnicGroupIn Dras region
linked to: Dras Valley
Srinagar–Leh Highway riverValleyFollowed Dras River valley
subject linked to: Srinagar-Leh Highway
linked to: Dras Valley
Tololing locatedIn Dras sector
linked to: Dras Valley
Point 4875 locatedIn Dras sector
linked to: Dras Valley
Point 5140 locatedIn Dras sector
linked to: Dras Valley
Battle of Tololing location Dras sector
linked to: Dras Valley
Battle of Dras front Dras–Kargil sector
linked to: Dras Valley
Dras River locatedIn Dras Valley
Dras River flowsThrough Dras Valley
Dras River valleyNameDerivedFrom Dras Valley