Kargil

India

Kargil or Kargyil is a city and headqurter of eponymous district, tehsil, and community development block in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the joint capital of Ladakh, an Indian-administered union territory, and the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest urban centre in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and 234 kilometres (145 mi) to the west of Leh.

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Local time

UTC+5 · 11 h ahead of Costa Rica

On the map

34.55° N, 76.13° E

Near Kargil

• Skardu · 101 km away
• Srinagar · 134 km away
• Leh · 140 km away
• Khajjiar · 223 km away
• Dalhousie · 225 km away
• Gilgit · 225 km away

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