Kargil is one of the two districts of Ladakh. 220 KM from Leh, Kargil is second largest town of Ladakh after Leh on Leh-Srinagar highway. The Kargil War , was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (Sanskrit: विजय, lit. 'Victory'), which was the codename of the Indian military operation in the region. [20] The Indian Air Force acted jointly with the Indian Army to flush out the Pakistan Army and paramilitary ... See most popular tourist places to visit in Kargil , top things to do, shopping and nightlife in Kargil , find entry timings, fees about various attractions in Kargil , Jammu & Kashmir Kargil with a population of 1.25 lakhs is scattered over an area of 14,086 Sq. Km. It is situated at a distance of 205 KM from Srinagar towards Leh. Kargil is called the land of Agas in the present day world. It is due to the fact that Kargil is mostly inhabited by Shia Muslims and Agas are the religious head and preachers. The name Kargil is derived from two words Khar and rKil. Khar means castle and rKil means center thus a place between castles as the place lay between many kingdoms. In ...
