Leh District

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Leh is one of the two districts located in Ladakh, the other being the Kargil District to the west, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The district headquarters is based in Leh. It lies between 32 to 36 degree North latitude and 75 to 80 degree East longitude. As of 2001 the district has a population of 117,637.

The whole of Ladakh was under the administration of Leh district until July 1, 1979, when Kargil district was bifurcated from Leh district. About 84% of the district population are followers of Tibetan Buddhism[1], with much of the remainder being followers of Shi'a Islam, and the rest being Sunni and Nurbakhshi Muslims.[2] Religion has been the source of grievances between Buddhists and Muslims since the late 20th century.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ SATP – SOUTH ASIA TERRORISM PORTAL INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
  2. ^ Ladakh Muslims At A Glance: Islam in Ladakh
  3. ^ Muslim Precedence Politics - How it operates in Ladakh

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