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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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{{cite web
  | 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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  | date = 2012
  | date = 2012
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  | 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.
  | 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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Markha River
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The 6,400-metre-high (21,000 ft) 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).[1] The Markha River lies within the Hemis National Park.[2]

The Markha Valley is one of the most popular trekking routes in Ladakh,[3] accessible from Ganda La pass near Spituk in the west, which is usually the beginning point of the trek,[4] and Gongmaru La pass near Hemis,[5] where the trek usually ends.[4] 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 6,400-metre-high (21,000 ft) mountain. The Markha River also passes to the south of the Stok range which includes the 6,153-metre-high (20,187 ft) Stok Kangri mountain.[1]

Demography[edit | edit source]

Nomadic families herd their yaks in this valley.[6]

Tourism[edit | edit source]

See also: Tourism in Ladakh

Many small monasteries exist, of which Techa Monastery[6] is the most important Buddhist monastery in the Markha valley.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Partha S Banerjee (2016). Ladakh and Zanskar Trekking Map (Map). 1:175,000. Milestone Himalayan Series. Kolkata: Milestone Books. ISBN 978-81-903270-9-1.
  2. ↑ "Hemis National Park on Google Maps". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Kucharski, Radek (2012). Trekking in Ladakh (1st ed.). Cicerone. p. 325. ISBN 978 1 85284 675 6.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The 4 Coolest Treks in Ladakh". AlienAdv Blog. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Jina, Prem Singh (1 January 1994). Tourism in Ladakh Himalaya. Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173870040.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maggie and Richard (31 August 2018). "Ladakh's Monasteries, Palaces and Fortresses". Monkey's Tale. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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