Spangmik
{{Short description|Village in Ladakh, India}}
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Spangmik is a settlement on the southern bank of the Pangong Lake in Ladakh, India. It is located between Lukung and Man. Tourists visiting the Pangong Lake in India are allowed to travel up to Spangmik, beyond which it is considered sensitive border area with China.{{Cite web |last=Dey |first=Panchali |title=Intriguing facts about Pangong Lake to bowl you over |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/ladakh/intriguing-facts-about-pangong-lake-to-bowl-you-over/ps67128956.cms |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Times of India Travel}}
Location
Spangmik is situated 156 kilometers east of Leh, on the southern banks of Pangong Tso. It located on "a narrow stretch of land between the Chang Chenmo mountains and the lake".{{Cite web|last=Sarjolta|first=Divya|date=2020-09-25|title=Spangmik Village Near Pangong Lake: Explore the Beauty|url=https://www.budgetwayfarers.com/spangmik-village-ladakh/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=BUDGET WAYFARERS|language=en-US}}
The village is very close to the Line of Actual Control thats why tourists are allowed till this village.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=India-China conflict in Ladakh: What is the importance of Pangong Tso lake?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-china-conflict-in-ladakh-the-importance-of-the-pangong-tso-lake-6419377/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} Further journey is prevented by an Indian Army check post.
In 2019, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh dismantled illegal tents and other construction on state-owned land in Spangmik village.{{Cite web|title=All izz not well in Ladakh|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/shoot/all-izz-not-well-in-ladakh/article30295660.ece/photo/1/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=@businessline|language=en}} But, the villagers have sought permission to re-erect these tents camps on the banks of the lake, and blamed the LAHDC for "pushing locals away from their land and unwittingly encouraging the Chinese to occupy it".{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Hakeem Irfan|title=Locals near Pangong Tso Lake seek nod to re-erect tourist camps|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/locals-near-pangong-tso-lake-seek-nod-to-re-erect-tourist-camps/articleshow/77029687.cms|access-date=2021-11-03}}
Infrastructure
Road
Spangamik Khated road connect this village along lac.
Mobile Internet Connectivity
Jio has made its 4G connectivity inside Spangmik Village. Jio becomes 1st telco to give 4G mobile services in Ladakh's ... - Mint https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/jio-becomes-1st-telco-to-give-4g-mobile-services-in-ladakh-s-pangong-lake/amp-11654597278729.html
Gallery
File:Some of the peaks around the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (10035133944).jpg|Peaks around the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (September 2013)
File:Some of the peaks aroung the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (10035185326).jpg|Peaks around the Pangong Tso at Spangmik (September 2013)
File:PangongTso.jpg|Pangong Tso on a bright sunny day, View from Spangmik (August 2009)
File:Pangong Tso lake.jpg|View of Pangong Tso from Spangmik (July 2004)
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Category:Villages in Leh district
Category:Villages in Durbuk tehsil
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