Leh ()  is the joint capital and largest town of the union territory of Ladakh in India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh, built in the same style and about the same time as the Potala Palace in Tibet. Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 m (11,562 ft), and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway.


The Leh district is the largest in the Ladakh region, with an area of , and a population of over 115,000. The town itself has a population of about 11,000. It is located on National Highway 1 between Srinagar (the capital city) and Manali (a popular tourist destination). It lies approximately north-east from Srinagar and south-west from Manali at 3,524 m above sea level near the main Himalayan range in northern India.

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