Dras

Dras
Dras
Town
	Drass
	View of Dras in Kargil district, Ladakh
	Nickname: The Gateway to Ladakh
	Dras Location in Ladakh, India Dras Dras (India)
	Coordinates: 34°26′48″N 75°45′31″E / 34.446769°N 75.758629°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Dras
Elevation	3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
• Total	21,988
Languages
• Spoken	Ladakhi, Hindi, Purgi, Shina, Balti
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194102
Vehicle registration	LA-01
Website	kargil.gov.in

Dras (also spelt Drass, ISO transliteration: Drās), also known locally in Shina as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas, is a town and hill station, near Kargil in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1^[3] between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh".^[4] The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".

^ "Revenue Villages | District Kargil, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
^ Singh Negi, Sharad (2002). Cold Deserts of India. Indus Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 8173871272.
^ former name NH 1D before renumbering of all national highways
^ "Page on Dras from". ladakh-kashmir.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

[1] "Revenue Villages | District Kargil, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".

[Dras_Elevation-2] Singh Negi, Sharad (2002). Cold Deserts of India. Indus Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 8173871272.

[3] rmer name NH 1D before renumbering of all national highways

[4] "Page on Dras from". ladakh-kashmir.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

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