equidistant, at about 230 kilometres from Srinagar, Leh, Skardo, and Padum. Rangdum, though on the northern side of the Pensi-la, is regarded as socially and culturally part of Zangskar rather than of Suru. Gallery See also Geology of the Himalaya Indus-Yarlung suture zone List of districts of Ladakh Siachen Glacier References External links Picture galleries: Monasteries, mountains and people Plateaus of India