Leh Market
Leh Market is a primary shopping district located in the downtown Leh, Ladakh. It has been clearly demarcated as a pedestrian zone.
Leh Market | |
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.jpg.webp) Leh Market (2 July 2018) | |
| Coordinates: 34°09′52.7538″N 77°35′1.737″E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| City | Leh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Committee Leh |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Ladakhi, Tibetan, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194101 |
History
The market has existed for several centuries. During the Silk Road-era, the traders from Kashmir, Turkestan and China used to gather here during the summer months for doing business.[1]
Between 2015-2016, the Main Bazaar and the Old Fort Road of the market was converted into pedestrian zone.[2] The new design of the Main Bazaar was sketched by a town planner from Sikkim following the example of the renewal of Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Gangtok.[2]
Gallery
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Leh Market's Square (2018)
Leh Market in Evening (2017)
Leh Market (2015)
Leh Market (2015)
Leh Market (2015)
Leh Market (2015)
Leh Market (2015)
Leh Market (2015)
References
- Jina, Prem Singh (1995). Famous Western Expolorers to Ladakh. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-031-6.
- Müller, Judith; Dame, Juliane (29 August 2016). "Small Town, Great Expectations: Urbanization and Beautification in Leh". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (14). doi:10.4000/samaj.4208. ISSN 1960-6060.
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