Turtuk

Turtuk
State :	India
Union Territory :	Ladakh
District :	Leh
Location :	34 ° 51 ′  N , 76 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 51 ′  N , 76 ° 50 ′  E
Residents :	3,371 (2011)
View of the Shyok and Turtuk

Turtuk is a place in the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh .

Location and inhabitants

The place is located in the Nubra Valley about 205 km northwest of Leh and is inhabited by the Balti ethnic group . It lies on the Shyok River , which flows about 7 km further through the Line of Control to Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan . The village can be reached from Leh via the 5,359 m high Kardung La .

history

Turtuk was under Pakistani control until 1971. Together with Chalunka, Tyakshi, Panchathang and Thang, the village was occupied by the Indian army on the night of December 13, 1971 as part of the Third Indo-Pakistani War ( Bangladesh War ) and has been part of India ever since. The Shimla Agreement of 1972 allowed India to keep these land gains. This sealed the separation of families who now live in the Pakistani part. To get to the Pakistani neighboring village of Fraono , you have to make a detour of almost 2500 km via the Wagah border crossing . Tourists have been allowed to visit this area since 2009. You need a permit, which can be obtained in Leh.

climate

The climate in this place is called desert. In Turtuk, there is very little rainfall throughout the year. The classification of the climate by Köppen and Geiger is BWk . An annual average temperature of 8.0 ° C is reached in Turtuk. The annual rainfall averages 144 mm.

Turtuk
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     21st   -3 -13     23   0 -11     33   6th -5     15th   14th 3     13   20th 8th     4th   25th 12     5   29 15th     5   28 15th     6th   24 10     3   17th 3     3   9 -3     13   1 -9 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Climate Data

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Turtuk Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -3.4 -0.2 6.1 14.1 20.4 24.9 28.5 27.9 23.6 16.9 9.2 1.2 O 14.2 Min. Temperature (° C) −13.3 −11.3 -4.5 2.5 7.6 11.5 15.3 14.8 10.0 3.1 -3.4 −9.2 O 2 Temperature (° C) -8.4 -5.8 0.8 8.3 14.0 18.2 21.9 21.3 16.8 10.0 2.9 -4.0 O 8.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 21st 23 33 15th 13 4th 5 5 6th 3 3 13 Σ 144 Source: Climate Data

Web links

Commons : Turtuk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Report about Turtuk in English

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shubham Mansingka: Turtuk, the village on the India-Pak border, is where the clichés stop and fantasies begin. Hindustan Times, May 8, 2015, accessed October 11, 2016 .