The city is still dominated by the at this time bust Leh fort, previous residence of the majestic family of Ladakh, build in the equal method and regarding the similar occasion as  Potala fort. Leh is at an height of 11,483 ft (3,500 meters).

Leh has for centuries been an significant halt on do business routes beside Indus Valley connecting Tibet to east, Kashmir to the west & moreover linking China and India. The major cargo passed were charas, cashmere wool, salt, pashm , grain, or cannabis  resin starting Banaras brocade, silk yarn, indigo and. Tarim Basin.

More than trade routes have usually converged on Leh. The mainly undeviating road was the one the new high-way follows from Punjab via Mandi,  Kulu valley, more the Rohtang leave behind, all the way through Lahaul and on to Indus Valley, and then down canal to Leh. The way as of Srinagar was approximately the equal as the highway that nowadays crosses the Zoji La to Kargil, and then up Indus Valley  to Leh. starting Baltistan there were 2 hard routes: the chief on ran up  Shyok Valley since  Indus, above a pass & then downstairs  Hanu River to  Indus  again under Khalsi.  additional ran starting Skardu directly up  Indus , Kargil and Leh. there were together the summer & chill routes beginning Leh to Yarkand diagonally the Karakorum. at last, there were a pair of feasible routes from Leh to Lhasa.

The Leh Palace is 9 story’s tall the upper floors accommodated the imperial folks, the stables & store quarters are situated in lower floors. The fort was discarded when Kashmiri armed forces snowed under it in the mid-19th century. The imperial folks moved their place south to their present home in Stok Palace on the southern depository of Indus.

weather

Leh has a icy, dry temperature among elongated, insensitive winters from October to  March, with lowest temperatures well under chilly for mainly of winter. The town gets infrequent snowfall for the duration of winter. The climate in the enduring months is commonly well and warm for the period of the day. Average yearly rainfall is just 3½ inc. The temperature can range from −28 °C in winter to 33 °C in summer.

Transportation

Leh is linked by Leh-Manali Highway & National Highway (Srinagar- Kargil- Leh).

Kargil is 220 km from Leh and takes around 7 hours to arrive at there. Due to the development work about the highway, there are irregular traffic stops for partly an hour or so.

Leh is served by the Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport.