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Meenamarg
Nickname: 
The Gateway to Ladakh
Location in Ladakh, India
Meenamarg (Jammu and Kashmir)
Meenamarg is located in India
Meenamarg (India)
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Country India
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictKargil
TehsilDras[1]
Elevation3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
 • Total1,988
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Balti, Shina
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194102
Websitekargil.gov.in

Meenmarg is one the entry points in Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir in India.[3] It is just east of Zoji La Pass. Meenamarg lies on the National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh.[4] A full-fledged COVID-19 screening post was established in Meenimarg in 2020.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Revenue Villages | District Kargil, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  2. ↑ Singh Negi, Sharad (2002). Cold Deserts of India. Indus Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 8173871272.
  3. ↑ "Ladakh announces free Covid-19 vaccine to all from May 1". 27 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "50-bedded quarantine centre; screening post set up on Srinagar-Leh NH in Kargil".
  5. ↑ "Undeterred by coronavirus, IOC rolls out world's largest supply mission for Ladakh". The Times of India. 7 April 2020.