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	\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]		\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]
	\| postal_code = 194103<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Batalik+194103/@34.6516723,76.3363551,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e33199e6e32325:0xa0e7da3027121191!8m2!3d34.6537381!4d76.3434679?hl=en&authuser=0\|title=Batalik (Google Maps)\|work=Google Maps\|accessdate=29 April ~~2020~~}}</ref>		\| postal_code = 194103<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Batalik+194103/@34.6516723,76.3363551,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e33199e6e32325:0xa0e7da3027121191!8m2!3d34.6537381!4d76.3434679?hl=en&authuser=0\|title=Batalik (Google Maps)\|work=Google Maps\|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>
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	'''Batalik''' is a town in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], located on the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]]. It has been a focal point in the [[Kargil War]] because of its strategic location between [[Kargil]], [[Leh]] and [[Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kargil+anniv:+10+years+later+the+war+is+Drass+versus+Batalik/1/53638.html \|title=Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=2009-07-27 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> In 1999, the [[Kargil war]] was fought in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm \|title=BATTLE FOR BATALIK \|work=The Tribune \|date= \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is known for its ~~four~~ [[Brokpa]] villages: [[Dah, Leh\|Dah]], [[Hanoo\|Hanu]], [[Garkon]], Chulichan~~, Sharchay~~ and ~~Darchak~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-go-for-a-vacation-to-kargil-war-battlefield-batalik-1388703 \|title=Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik \|publisher=Dnaindia.com \|date=2010-05-28 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> The Brokpa tribe is believed to be directly descended from the soldiers of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most of the valley is made up of nominally [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to [[Shia Islam]] and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.		'''Batalik''' is a town in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], located on the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]]. It has been a focal point in the [[Kargil War]] because of its strategic location between [[Kargil]], [[Leh]] and [[Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kargil+anniv:+10+years+later+the+war+is+Drass+versus+Batalik/1/53638.html \|title=Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=2009-07-27 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> In 1999, the [[Kargil war]] was fought in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm \|title=BATTLE FOR BATALIK \|work=The Tribune \|date= \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is known for its five [[Brokpa]] villages: [[Dah, Leh\|Dah]], [[Hanoo\|Hanu]], [[Garkon]], [[Chulichan]] and [[Darchik]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-go-for-a-vacation-to-kargil-war-battlefield-batalik-1388703 \|title=Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik \|publisher=Dnaindia.com \|date=2010-05-28 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> The Brokpa tribe is believed to be directly descended from the soldiers of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most of the valley is made up of nominally [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to [[Shia Islam]] and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.

	==Transport==		==Transport==

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	'''Batalik''' is a town in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], located on the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]]. It has been a focal point in the [[Kargil War]] because of its strategic location between [[Kargil]], [[Leh]] and [[Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kargil+anniv:+10+years+later+the+war+is+Drass+versus+Batalik/1/53638.html \|title=Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=2009-07-27 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> In 1999 [[Kargil war]] was fought in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm \|title=BATTLE FOR BATALIK \|work=The Tribune \|date= \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is known for its four [[Brokpa]] villages: [[Dah, Leh\|Dah]], [[Hanoo\|Hanu]], [[Garkon]], Chulichan, Sharchay and Darchak.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-go-for-a-vacation-to-kargil-war-battlefield-batalik-1388703 \|title=Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik \|publisher=Dnaindia.com \|date=2010-05-28 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> The Brokpa tribe is believed to be directly descended from the soldiers of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most of the valley is made up of nominally [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to [[Shia Islam]] and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.		'''Batalik''' is a town in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], located on the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]]. It has been a focal point in the [[Kargil War]] because of its strategic location between [[Kargil]], [[Leh]] and [[Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kargil+anniv:+10+years+later+the+war+is+Drass+versus+Batalik/1/53638.html \|title=Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik \|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in \|date=2009-07-27 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> In 1999, the [[Kargil war]] was fought in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm \|title=BATTLE FOR BATALIK \|work=The Tribune \|date= \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is known for its four [[Brokpa]] villages: [[Dah, Leh\|Dah]], [[Hanoo\|Hanu]], [[Garkon]], Chulichan, Sharchay and Darchak.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-go-for-a-vacation-to-kargil-war-battlefield-batalik-1388703 \|title=Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik \|publisher=Dnaindia.com \|date=2010-05-28 \|accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> The Brokpa tribe is believed to be directly descended from the soldiers of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most of the valley is made up of nominally [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to [[Shia Islam]] and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.

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	[[File:Batalik mountains.jpg\|thumbnail\|View around Batalik]]		[[File:Batalik mountains.jpg\|thumbnail\|View around Batalik]]
	[[File:Indus River in Batalik.jpg\|thumbnail\|Road and River near Dah village]]		[[File:Indus River in Batalik.jpg\|thumbnail\|Road and indus River near Dah village]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Batalik''' is a town in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], located on the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]]. It has been a focal point in the [[Kargil War]] because of its strategic location between [[Kargil]], [[Leh]] and [[Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kargil+anniv:+10+years+later+the+war+is+Drass+versus+Batalik/1/53638.html |title=Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2009-07-27 |accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> In 1999 [[Kargil war]] was fought in this region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm |title=BATTLE FOR BATALIK |work=The Tribune |date= |accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is known for its four [[Brokpa]] villages: [[Dah, Leh|Dah]], [[Hanoo|Hanu]], [[Garkon]], Chulichan, Sharchay and Darchak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-go-for-a-vacation-to-kargil-war-battlefield-batalik-1388703 |title=Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2017-09-30}}</ref> The Brokpa tribe is believed to be directly descended from the soldiers of [[Alexander the Great]]. Most of the valley is made up of nominally [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to [[Shia Islam]] and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.

==Transport==
===Road===
Batalik is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the [[National Highway 1 (India)|Srinagar-Leh Highway]] or the NH 1.

===Rail===
The nearest major railway stations to Batalik are [[Sopore railway station]] and [[Srinagar railway station]] located at a distance of 271 kilometres and 277 kilometres respectively.

===Air===
The nearest airport is at [[Kargil Airport|Kargil]] located at a distance of 60 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]] located at a distance of 205 kilometres.

[[File:Batalik mountains.jpg|thumbnail|View around Batalik]]
[[File:Indus River in Batalik.jpg|thumbnail|Road and River near Dah village]]

==See also==
[[Manoj Kumar Pandey]] (The Hero of Batalik)

==References==
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{{Ladakh}}
{{Kargil district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kargil district]]
[[Category:Ladakh]]
[[Category:Kargil War]]

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