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PADUM : ROUTES 164-166.   99

Route No. 164.

From PADUM (Zänkhar) to KALTSE (Ladak).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Literature : Cunningham's Ladak, p. 152. — Thomson's Western Himalaya, pp. 367-90.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya.— Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjâb and adjoining countries.

Pâdum, 33° 28'•0; 76° 54'.3; 11,550 ft. This village, the residence of a Kardâr, is the chief place of Zânkhar— Cross the 'Zânkhar river—Continue along its right bank.

Tôngde, on the right bank of the 'Zânkhar river, 9 miles' from Pâdum — Descend the Zânkhar valley — Shilinghit—T sâzar.

Jd 92 l a, or Zd ng•l a—Leave the Zânkhar valley and turn to the right—Cross a ridge.

Encamp at its northern foot.

Camp (road through ravines very bad and difficult for horses) — Cross the Tâkti pass (16,360 ft.).

Mr a — Cross the Zânkhar river.

Y2cichung (ab. 13,700 ft.) — Cross the Sénge La pass.

Phutdksa (ab. 14,300 ft.). Hanupdta.

Vandla.

Lama Y2iru (a large monastery, 11,673 ft.) — Cross the Indus river (see Route No. 82).

Kd ltse, 34° 14'; 76° 40', on the right bank of the Indus river (level of the river 9,690 ft.).

Route No. 165.

From PADUM (Zânkhar) to KARBU (Dras).

A principal route, passable for horses. Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya.—Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjâb and adjoining countries.

Pactum, 33° 28'.0; 76° 54'.3J ; 11,550 ft. This village, the residence of a Kardâr, is the chief place of Zânkhar—Cross a river— TnngringRantdksha—Cross the Kéle T6kpo river —PheManda — Remâlla.

Kyagdm (12,191 ft.)—pLungmiir, a now deserted village—Kushâl—Abrang Y6gma—Abrang Klima-Chibrâl—Kiôk pin, an old and now deserted fort — p Monchôngsa— Cross the Chénu Tôkbo river—p Darsénza—Châdo Kârfo—Cross the Tindnnze Tôkbo river.

L Bok (13,287 ft.), at the southern foot of the Péntse La pass — Cross the Pallokiôk Tôkboriver— p Tâkkar — Cross the Péntse La pass (14,697 ft.)—p Pânchu—Cross the Shélle Tôkbo river — Cross the Pâldar Tôkbo river — Téshi T6ngze.

R d ngdum.

A Ld r s a Sei m d o, at the western foot of the Kânji pass — Cross the Kânji pass.

A 172C ru Kiô m (13,408 ft.)—Descend the Kânji valley—Kânji (12,787 ft.).

L Timti Do (13,645 ft.)—Henasknt.

Kd rbu, 34° 15';' 76° 27'; 11,617 ft., on the left bank of the Kânji river.

Route No. 166.

From PADUM (Zânkhar) to LEH (Ladak).

A secondary route, passable for horses. Literature: Cunningham's Ladâk, p. 153.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya.—Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjab and adjoining coun-, tries.

Parfum, 33° 28'.0; 76° 54'.31; 11,550 ft. This village, the residence of a Kardâr, is the chief place of Zânkhar.

Tôngde, on the right bank of the Zânkhar river, 9 miles from Pâdum — Descend the Zânkhar valley—Slaiiingkit—Tsâzar.

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