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the Alchi Monastery in Ladakh was built, according to local tradition, by the translator Rinchen Zangpo (c. 1000 AD), although inscriptions ascribe it to an 11th century Tibetan noble?
the Ladakh Ecological Development and Environmental Group has been responsible for solar energy development in Ladakh in northern India ?
the statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha (pictured) of Shey Monastery is believed to be the second largest such statue in the northern Indian region of Ladakh ?
Tsomoriri (pictured) , with an altitude of 4,595 metres (15,075 ft) in Ladakh , is the largest of the High Altitude Lakes in the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic region entirely within India ?
Takthok Monastery is the only monastery of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Ladakh ?
Likir Monastery in Ladakh contains a statue of Avalokiteśvara with 1000 arms and 11 heads?
Rizong Monastery in Ladakh , Inidia, is known as “the paradise for meditation”?
Shanti Stupa (pictured) , Ladakh , inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 1985, holds the relics of the Buddha ?
Diskit Monastery (pictured) is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh , northern India ?
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Question 1 : Ladakh sends one member (MP) to the lower house of the ________ the Lok Sabha .
Question 2 : The ________ , is another rare cat that preys on smaller herbivores in Ladakh.
Question 3 : The ________ in central Ladakh is especially a good habitat for this predator as it has abundant prey populations.
Question 4 : There are about 200 ________ in Ladakh (of an estimated 7,000 worldwide).
Question 5 : There are also a few ________ in the Suru valley and the area around Dras.
Question 6 : What type is thing is Ladakh?
Question 7 : Ladakh was, however defeated by the ________ , who had already annexed Kashmir and Baltistan, but it retained its independence.
Question 9 : Among smaller animals, marmots , ________ , and several types of pika and vole are common [ 34] .