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ID: 1076026
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1076026
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Leh (inhabited place)  Leh (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 34 09 54 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 34.1650  decimal degrees
Long: 077 35 02 E  degrees minutes   Long: 77.5840  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient capital of the Ladakh kingdom, and an important stop along branches of the Silk Road.

Names:
Leh (preferred,C,V,English,U)
Len (NA,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of India (nation)  ........  India (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Jammu and Kashmir (state)  ............  Jammu and Kashmir (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Leh (inhabited place)  ................  Leh (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)

Related geographic places:
located on ....  Silk Road .......... (road)
..................  (World) [7031416]
near/adjacent to ....  Matho .......... (monastery)
..............................  (World, Asia, India, Jammu and Kashmir) [8712232]
near/adjacent to ....  Sumda Chun .......... (monastery)
..............................  (World, Asia, India, Jammu and Kashmir) [7740975]

Sources and Contributors:
Leh..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
...........  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Len..........  [VP]
...........  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2102590
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Tibet Heritage Fund (2016-) accessed 17 February 2016

 

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