Kargil: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Ladakh
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 16,338
• Coordinates: 34.5577° N, 76.1262° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 668 km (415 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Skardu International Airport (KDU, Pakistan): 102 km (63 mi), straight line
• Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL): 139 km (86 mi), straight line
• Sheikh ul Alam International Airport (SXR): 139 km (87 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tolti, Pakistan: 52 km (33 mi)
• Khaplu, Pakistan: 70 km (43 mi)
• Skardu, Pakistan: 94 km (58 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Skardu, 94 km (58 mi)