Description
Zanskar, Zahar or Zangskar, is a mountainous sub division of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum. Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Guge in Western Tibet. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil town and is roughly 7000 sq km.