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  1. Drought-tolerant does not mean desert! With the recent, more normal winter rains, Everything has burst into bloom.

  2. Near Leh, Matho (or Mangtro) Monastery adheres to the Sakya Sect ot Tibetan Buddhism. Founded on the 16th century Matho is located at the mouth of a deep gorge running out of the Zanskar Range.

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  3. Hundar, in the Nubra Valley, was an important stop on the old Silk Road trade route. Bactrian camels still live near the dunes. There are also still remains of a Mongol settlement from the time of Ghengis Khan.

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        July 19, 2009
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  4. 15km from Leh, Shey is the former capital of Ladakh.

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  5. Chemre is about 45 km from Leh, towards the Chang-La pass. Built in the 17th century. It belongs to the "red hat" sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

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