Dras
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Dras is a high-altitude town in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India, known as one of the coldest inhabited places in the world and a key location during the Kargil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Dras tehsil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 140 km from Srinagar
ⓘ
about 60 km from Kargil ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3,200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerStateAffiliation | Jammu and Kashmir (before 2019 reorganization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Administration of Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Kargil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPass | Zoji La NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPeak |
Tiger Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tololing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Dras River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWarMemorial | Dras War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the coldest inhabited places in the world
ⓘ
extremely low winter temperatures ⓘ high altitude ⓘ role in the Kargil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kargil district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kargil region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | National Highway 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRouteBetween |
Kargil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Srinagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherLanguageSpoken |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Territory of Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | border area ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
location on Srinagar–Leh highway
ⓘ
proximity to Line of Control ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Dras War Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trekking routes in the Himalayas ⓘ views of Kargil War battle sites ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| wasBattlefieldIn | Kargil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winterTemperatureLow |
below −20 °C
ⓘ
can drop below −30 °C ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Srinagar–Leh Highway