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the neighbouring “forests” of seabuckthorn. Non-locals are not allowed beyond Hundar village—it is the border
area and is called Balti. The beautiful village of Baigdandu is also located in this area. People here have
startling blue eyes, auburn hair and rosy cheeks unlike the typical Mongoloid features of the Ladakhis.
AnilChawla Photographer NUBRA VALLEY
I was driving through Nubra Valley, Ladakh when I passed this place. It’s a tri-armed valley in the
North near Diskit—the capital of Nubra. The Shyok River meets the Nubra to form a large valleythat separates
Ladakhfrom the Karakoram ranges. The Shyok river is a tributaryofthe Indus river. Hundar was
the capital of the erstwhile Nubra kingdom in the 17th century, and is home to the Chamba Gompa. Between
Hundar and Diskit lie several kilometres of sand dunes, and(two-humped) bactrian camelsgraze inTRAVEL + LEISURE / MARCH 2016