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Here is a little information about Leh, the town we will be based in for the placement.

Leh has for centuries been an important stopover on trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet to the east, Kashmir to the west and also between India and China. Now, the main overland approach to Ladakh is from the Kashmir valley via the 434-km. Srinagar-Leh road, which remains open for traffic from early June to November. The most dramatic part of this road journey is the ascent up the 3,505 m (11,500 ft.) high Zoji-la, the pass in the Great Himalayan Wall that serves as the gateway to Ladakh.

The town is still dominated by the now ruined Leh Palace, former home of the royal family of Ladakh, built by King Sengge Namgyal (1612-1642). 77.3 % of Leh’s population is Buddhist, 13.8 % Muslim, 8.2% Hindu and 0.8% others.