Kargil district
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English: Kargil (Urdu:ضلع کارگل) is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India lying north of the Kashmir Valley and east of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan Region respectively.
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View of Suru Valley
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Panorama of Kargil Town
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Lifeline of Ladakh region - the Zoji La
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Poyen Village
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Sunset in the mountains
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Kargil in the winter
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The Kun and Nun mountain range in Kargil.
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Row of chortens (or stupas) at the village of Purne. Each of the elements that constitute these edifices, as well as their colour, has a symbolic meaning in Tibetan Buddhism.
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Farmland in Kargil lies straddled below the mountains and above a flowing stream.