- Kargil town
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native_name = Kargil | type = city | latd = 34.57 | longd = 76.1
locator_position = right | state_name = Jammu and Kashmir
district = Kargil
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altitude = 2676
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 9944| population_density =
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footnotes =Kargil is a town, which serves as the headquarters of
Kargil District inJammu and Kashmir ofIndia . It is located 60km and 204km fromDrass andSrinagar to the west respectively, 234km fromLeh to the east, 240km fromPadum to the southeast and 1047km toDelhi in the south.Geography
Kargil is located at coord|34.57|N|76.1|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Kargil.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kargil] ] . It has an average elevation of 2676
metre s (8780 feet), along the banks of Suru river.Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Kargil had a population of 9944. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Kargil has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 58%. In Kargil, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.People in Kargil are of mixed Dard and Tibetan descent. The inhabitants of Kargil were adherents of
Tibetan Buddhism until the 14th-15th centuries when Muslim missionaries began to proselytise to the local people. Today, 90% of Kargil's population are Shia Muslim, 5% Sunni and 5% Tibetan Buddhist. The architecture of older mosques in Kargil combines Tibetan and Iranian styles, while newer mosques architectural styles tend to follow those of modern Iranian and Arabic styles.See also
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References
* http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040512/j%26k.htm
* http://www.basjak.org/JKS1998.htmExternal links
* [http://www.reachladakh.com/how_to_reach.htm Reach Ladakh]
* [http://www.koausa.org/Ladakh/kargil.html Sights in Kargil]
* [http://www.kashmirsentinel.com/aug2002/8.html Kashmir Sentiel]
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