Namika La
| Namika La | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 3007 m | ||
| District | Kargil | ||
| Watershed | Wakha → Suru | Kanji Nala → Indus | |
| Valley locations | Kargil | Chiktan | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Mountains | Himalayas | ||
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 23 '1 " N , 76 ° 27' 39" E | ||
The Namika La is a mountain pass on the National Highway 1D in Ladakh in the Himalayas .
The Namika La is also called "Pillar of Heaven".
While the road descends from here to the west to the town of Kargil , it first leads east into the Shakar Chiktan Valley , which leads north to the Indus , before reaching the town of Lamayuru via the Fotu La mountain pass .
Web links
- Hilary Keating, The Road to Leh in: Saudi Aramco World, Vol. 44, Issue 4, (July – August 1993) pp. 8–17, accessed July 29, 2015.