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Turtuk is a
village and the
headquarters of an
eponymous community development block in the
Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a
small village sandwiched...
- The
Battle of
Turtuk was a
military engagement between India and ****stan that took
place during the Indo-****stani War of 1971.
Fighting between the two...
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subdivisions of the Leh district. The
Diskit Nubra region includes the
Turtuk block po****ted by
Balti people,
which became a part of Indian-administered...
- of
Chorbat moved his
capital from
Siksa (originally
called "Chorbat") to
Turtuk in the 18th century.
These two
villages (now in ****stan and
India respectively)...
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during the war,
though India retained a few
strategic areas,
including Turtuk, Dhothang,
Tyakshi (earlier
called Tiaqsi) and
Chalunka of
Chorbat Valley...
- 77°08′E / 34.77°N 77.14°E / 34.77; 77.14),
continuing through Bogdang,
Turtuk and
Tyakshi before crossing into Baltistan. The
valley again widens near...
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Chalunka Turtuk H****anabad
Chorbat La
Chalunka (also
known as
Chalunkha or Chulungkha) is a
small mountainous village, in
Nubra tehsil and
Turtuk community...
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After the war of 1971 and the loss of
territory in the
Turtuk area (including
three villages of
Turtuk,
Thang and Tyakshi), need was felt to hold the area...
- by the 1972 Line of Control.
Thang is part of the
Nubra tehsil and the
Turtuk community development block. The
village was
seized from ****stan along...
- governance. However, four
mountainous communities,
including the
village of
Turtuk in the
Nubra Valley, have been
under Indian control since 1971, when they...
