- Suru Valley
The Suru valley is a valley in the
Ladakh region ofJammu and Kashmir , which is drained by theSuru River (Indus) , a tributary of theIndus river . It is located at a height of 3,000m. The towns of Kargil andRangdum are located here. The Penzella Pass at Panikhar, a hill resort inZanskar , divides the Suru valley with Zanskar. Willow and Poplar are grown in the Suru valley. [ [http://www.allworldhospitality.com/ladakh/] ]Suru valley is inhabited by 25,000 by people of Dard and Tibetan descent. The majority of the people are followers of
Shi'a Islam , having converted from Tibetan Buddhism in the 16th century under the direction of Thi-Namgyal. Buddhists in the Suru valley are dispersed throughout the valley in small numbers but are found mainly in Rangdum.References
External links
* [http://www.shubhyatra.com/jammu-kashmir/suru-valley.html Shubh Vatra - Suru Valley]
* [http://travel-himalayas.com/himalaya-travel-attractions/ladakh.html Travel-Himalayas]
* [http://www.infohub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2747&goto=nextoldest Singh's account of Suru valley]
* [http://www.koausa.org/Ladakh/suru.html Ladakh: Suru valley]
* [http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5X4MDI1E42gBwmhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEwc3RuNTk4BGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMTAEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQD/SIG=12jgbr5mk/EXP=1150180748/**http%3a//www.jktourism.org/cities/ladakh/kargil/site-see/suru.htm Suru valley by JK tourism]
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