Srinagar-Leh Highway

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The Srinagar-Leh Highway is a high-altitude mountain road in northern India that serves as a vital lifeline linking the Kashmir Valley with the Ladakh region across the Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
mountain road
road in India
alternativeTo Manali-Leh Highway
surface form: Manali–Leh Highway
borderProximity near Line of Control in Kargil sector
climateZone cold desert (Ladakh section)
temperate mountain (Kashmir section)
closureReason heavy snowfall
connects Leh
Srinagar
connectsRegion Kashmir Valley
Ladakh
country India
crosses Zoji La
economicRole supports tourism in Ladakh
supports trade between Kashmir and Ladakh
hazards avalanches
landslides
snow blockage
highestPass Zoji La
importance primary road access to Ladakh from Kashmir Valley
locatedIn Himalayas
northern India
surface form: Northern India

Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Ladakh
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
maintainedBy Border Roads Organisation
partOf National Highway 44 (India)
surface form: National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)
passesThrough Dras
Ganderbal district
Kargil district
surface form: Kargil

Kargil district
Sonamarg
regionServed Kashmir
Ladakh
riverValleyFollowed Dras Valley
surface form: Dras River valley

Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River valley

Sind River valley
seasonalClosure winter
strategicImportance key military supply route
vital lifeline for Ladakh
terrainType high-altitude
mountainous
usedBy Indian Army
local residents
tourists
usedFor civilian transport
military logistics

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Ladakh connectedByRoad Srinagar-Leh Highway
Magnetic Hill locatedOn Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway
Zoji La roadPassesThrough Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Srinagar–Leh highway
Zoji La partOfCorridor Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Srinagar–Kargil–Leh corridor
Lamayuru Monastery locatedOn Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Srinagar–Leh highway
Nimmu locatedOn Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Srinagar–Leh highway
Nimmu roadAccess Srinagar-Leh Highway
this entity surface form: Srinagar–Leh highway