Shyok Valley
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Shyok Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in the Ladakh region of India, known for its stark desert landscapes, strategic location near the India–China border, and the Shyok River that winds through it.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shyok River valley | 2 |
| Shyok Valley canonical | 2 |
| Shyok valley | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| access | mountain roads ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Ladakh
|
| borderProximity | India–China border ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
cold desert climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| drainage | towards Indus River ⓘ |
| ecosystem | high-altitude desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | tectonically active region ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme cold
ⓘ
flash floods ⓘ landslides ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-altitude terrain
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ stark desert landscapes ⓘ strategic location near the India–China border ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Ladakhi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ Transhimalaya ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya region
eastern Ladakh ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| near |
Galwan Valley
ⓘ
Nubra Valley ⓘ Pangong Tso ⓘ
surface form:
Pangong Tso region
|
| partOf |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River system
Shyok River ⓘ
surface form:
Shyok River basin
border area between India and China ⓘ |
| previousAdministrativeRegion |
Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
surface form:
Jammu and Kashmir state
|
| regionType | cold desert ⓘ |
| religionRegion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| river | Shyok River ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border security
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ rocky ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
offbeat tourism destination ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Shyok River ⓘ |
| usedFor | military logistics routes ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse ⓘ |
| waterSource | glacial melt feeding Shyok River ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shyok River valley
this entity surface form:
Shyok River valley
this entity surface form:
Shyok valley