Turtuk is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a small village sandwiched between the Karakorum Range and the Himalayas,[1][unreliable source?] and one of the northernmost villages of India, close to the Line of Control between India and Pakistan. Turtuk is situated in the Nubra tehsil of the Leh district,[2][3] on the banks of the Shyok River.[4] Geographically, the village is in the Baltistan region, which has been under Pakistani administration, except for five villages of the Turtuk block which are part of India. These villages form the only region in India populated by Balti people.[5][6] Turtuk is known for its fruit, especially apricots.
Turtuk was administered by Pakistan & was under Pakistani control until the war of 1971,[7] when the Indian Army regained control again.[8][9] It is also one of the gateways to the Siachen Glacier.[10][11]
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of Chorbat moved his capital from Siksa (originally called "Chorbat") to Turtuk in the 18th century. These two villages (now in Pakistan and India respectively)...
during the war, though India retained a few strategic areas, including Turtuk, Dhothang, Tyakshi (earlier called Tiaqsi) and Chalunka of Chorbat Valley...
subdivisions of the Leh district. The Diskit Nubra region includes the Turtuk block populated by Balti people, which became a part of Indian-administered...
western region of Leh district). Turtuk: Recommendations of mp of Ladakh to upgrade the tehsil of Turtuk. It comprises Turtuk and other towns and siachen glacier...
77°08′E / 34.77°N 77.14°E / 34.77; 77.14), continuing through Bogdang, Turtuk and Tyakshi before crossing into Baltistan. The valley again widens near...
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governance. However, four mountainous communities, including the village of Turtuk in the Nubra Valley, have been under Indian control since 1971, when they...
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bridge; and in Nubra they can only go as far as Panamik to the north and Turtuk to the west. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport at Leh has flights from Delhi...
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the conquest of the Turtuk and Tyakshi (a small village of the Chorbat. valley), in what came to be known as the Battle of Turtuk. He was one of only...
surveys were carried out in the Shyok River catchment and from Panamik to Turtuk village by Chandra Prakash Kala during 1999 and 2000. The Karakoram is in...
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Those were the villages of Chalunka, Thang, Turtuk, and Tyakshi. . Some of them are given in the chart below. The majority...
nearly 16 km from Hundar, 25 km from Diskit and the road further leads to Turtuk which lies near India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC). It is about 160 km...
established in the 1972 Shimla Agreement. Tyakshi, along with Chalunka, Turtuk and Thang, became part of the Pakistani-administered Northern Areas following...
heights above of the Chorbat La sector where the LOC turns North and in the Turtuk sector south of the Siachen area. Initially, these incursions were not detected...
Vijay and display of exemplary valour and grit in the face of the enemy. Turtuk, Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Ashoka Chakra recipient: Naib Subedar Chhering...
war of 1971 Battle Of Basantar 1971 Battle Of Longewala 1971 Battle Of Turtuk 1971 Battle Of Sylhet 1971 Tangail Airdrop 1971 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971...
surrounding villages like Hardass, Lato, Karkitchhoo and Balti Bazar and in Leh – Turtuk, Bogdang, Tyakshi including Leh city and nearby villages. Balti language...
sub-divisions (new sub-divisions in Leh), 12 tehsils (new tehsils in Panamik, Turtuk, Chuchot and Likir) and 18 new blocks in Sumoor and Likir (blocks). According...
Operation Cactus Lilly. Battle of Basantar Battle of Longewala Battle of Turtuk Battle of Sylhet Battle of Hilli Battle of Tangail Timeline of the Bangladesh...
the Nubra River Valley as they follow Buddhism. Chalunka to Turtuk (also see Battle of Turtuk) in India and beyond to Khaplu in PoK is called Chorbat Valley...
successor Lhachen Naglug. Another group of Brokpa appear to have settled in the Turtuk region in the lower Shyok river valley, where also remnants of their fort...
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