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	[[File:Markha Valley1.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|Markha River]]		[[File:Markha Valley1.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|Markha River]]
	[[File:KangYatze.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|The {{convert\|6400\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} Kang Yatze from Markha valley]]		[[File:KangYatze.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|The {{convert\|6400\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} Kang Yatze from Markha valley]]
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	}}</ref> The Markha River lies within the [[Hemis National Park]].<ref name="GoogleMap">		}}</ref> The Markha River lies within the [[Hemis National Park]].<ref name="GoogleMap">
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	\| url = https://~~goo~~.gl/maps/~~GvCbuHoxRVm~~		\| url = https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hemis+National+Park/@33.7448967,77.041626,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xf74ea9833e5618e2!8m2!3d33.7563151!4d77.2833252
	\| title = Hemis National Park on Google Maps		\| title = Hemis National Park on Google Maps
	\| access-date = 2016-10-28}}</ref>		\| access-date = 2016-10-28}}</ref>
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	\| isbn = 978 1 85284 675 6 }}</ref> accessible from [[Ganda La]] pass near [[Spituk]] in the west, which is usually the beginning point of the trek,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = The 4 Coolest Treks in Ladakh\|url = http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/\|website = AlienAdv Blog\|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref> and [[Gongmaru La]] pass near [[Hemis]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1P-Q0cN9PVMC&pg=PA62\|title = Tourism in Ladakh Himalaya\|last = Jina\|first = Prem Singh\|date = 1994-01-01\|publisher = Indus Publishing\|isbn = 9788173870040\|language = en}}</ref> where the trek usually ends.<ref name=":0" /> Villages on the route of Markha valley trek are Rumbak, Shingo, Skyu, Sara, Markha and Hankar.		\| isbn = 978 1 85284 675 6 }}</ref> accessible from [[Ganda La]] pass near [[Spituk]] in the west, which is usually the beginning point of the trek,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title = The 4 Coolest Treks in Ladakh\|url = http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151031163856/http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/\|url-status = usurped\|archive-date = 31 October 2015\|website = AlienAdv Blog\|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref> and [[Gongmaru La]] pass near [[Hemis]],<ref>{{Cite book\|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1P-Q0cN9PVMC&pg=PA62\|title = Tourism in Ladakh Himalaya\|last = Jina\|first = Prem Singh\|date = 1994-01-01\|publisher = Indus Publishing\|isbn = 9788173870040\|language = en}}</ref> where the trek usually ends.<ref name=":0" /> Villages on the route of Markha valley trek are Rumbak, Shingo, Skyu, Sara, Markha and Hankar.

	Towards the [[head of the valley]] you can find the [[Kang Yatze]], a {{convert\|6400\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} mountain. The Markha River also passes to the south of the Stok range which includes the {{convert\|6153\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} [[Stok Kangri]] mountain.<ref name="MHMAP" />		Towards the [[head of the valley]] you can find the [[Kang Yatze]], a {{convert\|6400\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} mountain. The Markha River also passes to the south of the Stok range which includes the {{convert\|6153\|m\|ft\|adj=mid\|-high}} [[Stok Kangri]] mountain.<ref name="MHMAP" />

	Nomadic families herd their yaks in this valley. Many small monasteries exist, of which [[Techa ~~Gompa\|Techa gompa~~]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://monkeystale.ca/2018/08/31/ladakhs-monasteries-palaces-and-fortresses/\|title=Ladakh’s Monasteries, Palaces and Fortresses\|last=Maggie and Richard\|date=2018-08-31\|website=Monkey's Tale\|language=en\|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> is the most important [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in the Markha valley.		==Demography==

			Nomadic families herd their yaks in this valley.<ref name= markh1/>

			==Tourism ==
			{{see also \| Tourism in Ladakh }}

			[[All Ladakh Gonpa Association#Markha\|Many small monasteries]] exist, of which [[Techa Monastery]]<ref name= markh1>{{Cite web\|url=https://monkeystale.ca/2018/08/31/ladakhs-monasteries-palaces-and-fortresses/\|title=Ladakh’s Monasteries, Palaces and Fortresses\|last=Maggie and Richard\|date=2018-08-31\|website=Monkey's Tale\|language=en\|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> is the most important [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in the Markha valley.

			== See also==

			* [[Geography of Ladakh]]
			* [[Tourism in Ladakh]]

	==References==		==References==
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{short description|River in India}}
[[File:Markha Valley1.JPG|thumb|upright|Markha River]]
[[File:KangYatze.JPG|thumb|upright|The {{convert|6400|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} Kang Yatze from Markha valley]]

The '''Markha River''' is a river in [[Ladakh]], [[India]]. It is a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]] and starts at the junction of the Langtang Chu and Nimaling Chu. Villages along the river valley include [[Skiu]] (Skyu), Markha, Umlung and Hangkar (Hankar).<ref name="MHMAP">
{{cite map
|author = Partha S Banerjee
|title = Ladakh and Zanskar Trekking Map
|year = 2016
|scale = 1:175,000
|series = Milestone Himalayan Series
|publisher = Milestone Books
|location = Kolkata
|language = en
|isbn = 978-81-903270-9-1
}}</ref> The Markha River lies within the [[Hemis National Park]].<ref name="GoogleMap">
{{cite web
| url = https://goo.gl/maps/GvCbuHoxRVm
| title = Hemis National Park on Google Maps
| access-date = 2016-10-28}}</ref>

The Markha Valley is one of the most popular trekking routes in [[Ladakh]],<ref name="Cic">{{cite book
| last = Kucharski
| first = Radek
| author-link = Radek Kucharski
| title = Trekking in Ladakh
| publisher = [[Cicerone]]
| edition = 1st
| date = 2012
| page = 325
| isbn = 978 1 85284 675 6 }}</ref> accessible from [[Ganda La]] pass near [[Spituk]] in the west, which is usually the beginning point of the trek,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = The 4 Coolest Treks in Ladakh|url = http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/|website = AlienAdv Blog|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref> and [[Gongmaru La]] pass near [[Hemis]],<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1P-Q0cN9PVMC&pg=PA62|title = Tourism in Ladakh Himalaya|last = Jina|first = Prem Singh|date = 1994-01-01|publisher = Indus Publishing|isbn = 9788173870040|language = en}}</ref> where the trek usually ends.<ref name=":0" /> Villages on the route of Markha valley trek are Rumbak, Shingo, Skyu, Sara, Markha and Hankar.

Towards the [[head of the valley]] you can find the [[Kang Yatze]], a {{convert|6400|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} mountain. The Markha River also passes to the south of the Stok range which includes the {{convert|6153|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} [[Stok Kangri]] mountain.<ref name="MHMAP" />

Nomadic families herd their yaks in this valley. Many small monasteries exist, of which [[Techa Gompa|Techa gompa]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monkeystale.ca/2018/08/31/ladakhs-monasteries-palaces-and-fortresses/|title=Ladakh’s Monasteries, Palaces and Fortresses|last=Maggie and Richard|date=2018-08-31|website=Monkey's Tale|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> is the most important [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] in the Markha valley.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Markha}}

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