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!!!Entry into Ladakh

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Dort, wo die Berge den Himmel berühren, betritt man Ladakh, jenes zutiefst tibetisch geprägte Land, das fast 1000 Jahre lang als mächtiges Königreich unabhängig war und erst 1834 unter indische Herrschaft kam. Es liegt zwischen 3000 und 4500 m Seehöhe, ist etwa so groß wie Österreich, hat aber nur 230.000 Einwohner.
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There, where the mountains touch the sky, one enters Ladakh, that deeply Tibetan embossed country, which was independent for almost 1000 years as a mighty kingdom and only came under Indian rule in 1834. It is located between 3000 and 4500 m above sea level, is about the size of Austria, but has only 230,000 inhabitants.
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