Lukung

{{Short description|A village in Ladakh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}

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Lukung is a village located on the banks of Pangong Tso, near Line of Actual Control in the Leh District, Ladakh.

Location

Lukung is located 142 km east of Leh and is known as Gateway to Pangong Tso.{{Cite news|first=Sanjay|last=Dutta|date=13 April 2021|title=Army, people power mobile service in village on Pangong shore|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-people-power-mobile-service-in-village-on-pangong-shore/articleshow/82054568.cms|access-date=2023-06-10|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en}} Its elevation is {{cvt|4378|m}}.{{Cite web|last=Kohli|first=Manek|date=7 July 2018|title=A Julley Good Time: Exploring Ladakh|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/68117/exploring-ladakh-remote-corners|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Outlook Traveller|language=en}}

Gallery

File:Tangtse river at Muglib.jpg|Lukung valley area (May 2016)

File:Tangtse_near_Lukung,_Ladakh.JPG|Welcomen to Lukung, the milestone (September 2013)

File:The Pangong Tso and Lukung (on the right) (10067277855).jpg|The Pangong Tso and Lukung on the right (September 2013)

References

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Category:Villages in Durbuk tehsil

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