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Quentin Devers et al., « Introduction », Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines, ID : 10.4000/emscat.4176
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Geographical context Ladakh is the northernmost territory of India. It recently became a Union Territory directly administered by Delhi, after well over a century of being a part of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a high altitude desert, at the meeting point of half a dozen mountain ranges, including two of the most important chains in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Its villages are spread over altitudes that vary between 2 570 m (8 431 ft) and a little over 4 550 m (14 928 ft), with mo...