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'''Padum''' (also known as '''Padam''') is the main [[town]] and the administrative centre of the [[Zanskar]] tehsil in [[Kargil district]], [[Ladakh]], India. Name after the Buddhist guru [[Padmasambhava]], it was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being [[Zangla]]. It is ((cvt|235|km|mi|abbr=on)) via the link road from [[Kargil|Kargil city]] (National Highway No. 1D).  The new [[Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road]] (under construction) connects Padum directly to [[Leh]] in the east and to [[Darcha]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]].

==Description==
The present population of Padum town is about 2,000 people.<ref>Osada et al (2000), p. 298.</ref> The traditional heart of the village is below the [[gompa]] and Palace khar (now in ruins) where two large [[chorten]]s stand above old buildings. A road was constructed in 1980 from NH1 at Kargil over [[Pensi La]], which is 235 km away. The 145 km road to [[Darcha]] passing through [[Shingo La|Shinkula pass]] is now operational, connecting to the [[Leh–Manali Highway|Manali-Leh Highway]].
Padum has several hotels, homestays and restaurants for tourists. Padum has a post office, internet cafes and telephone booths.

==Geography==
Padum is at the centre of the tri-armed Zanskar valley.<ref>Osada et al (2000), p. 298.</ref> It has an average elevation of ((cvt|3,669|m|ft|abbr=on)). There are several villages to the north-east of Padum leading to [[Kursha Monastery|Karsha monastery]].

==People==
[[File:Front Wide Jama Masjid Padum Oct22 A7C 03913.jpg|thumb|left|Jama Masjid, Padum]]
Padum is largely inhabited by people of [[Tibet]]an descent who follow [[Tibetan Buddhism]], but there is a sizable [[Muslim]] population (accounting for ~40% of the town's population and growing steadily), mainly [[Balti (people)|Balti]], who have been present in Padum since the 17th century.

== Town ==
[[File:Zanskar Kursha gompa 01.jpg|thumb|right|Padum from Pibiting village in the north]]
[[File:Padum Zanskar Range View From Karsha Oct22 A7C 03931.jpg|right|thumb|Looking south to Padum and Pibiting from [[Karsha Monastery]]]]

The sub-divisional capital '''Padum''' is a town of the [[Zanskar]] sub-division or tehsil in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] state, [[India]]. The [[Zanskar River]] flows through the valley from its source at the [[Drang-Drung Glacier|Drang Drung glacier]] of the [[Pensi La]]. The [[Zanskar River]] joins the Lungnak River near Pibiting village.

A number of notable Buddhist monasteries are located near Padum, including [[Bardan Monastery]] and [[Karsha Monastery]] and the newly built Dalai Lama Photang. The [[Phugtal Monastery]] is accessible from here. It is a day's trek from Dorzang, the end of the road leading from Padum.<ref name=Phugtal>((cite web |title= Phugtal Monastery |url= http://phuktalmonastery.com/about/ |access-date= 19 November 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151119182500/http://phuktalmonastery.com/about/ |archive-date= 19 November 2015 |url-status= dead ))</ref>

== Access ==
A bus((Clarify|reason=Bus to where?|date=February 2023)) operates between 1 June and 30 September, after which the Manali-Leh (NH21) highway is normally closed. Other roads, including the highway from Leh to Srinagar via Kargil,((Clarify|reason=Do these roads pass through Padum?|date=February 2023)) remain open until the end of October. Despite heavy blizzards, the road from [[Leh]] to [[Nubra valley]] over the extremely high [[Khardung La]] remains open year-round.((Relevance inline|date=February 2023))

The [[Nimmu–Padam–Darcha road]] is being made which runs through Padum. The road to Darcha via Purne is now open, and half its length is now 2-lane tarmac, with the remainder unpaved.

[[Jio]] Has started providing its 4G connectivity from 2020, now Padum is also connected to 4G network.

Airtel <ref>https://www.airtel.in/press-release/11-2023/airtel-connects-zanskar-valley-in-kargil-district-with-superfast-airtel-5g-plus#:~:text=Airtel's%205G%20service%20is%20now,of%20its%20peak%20travel%20season.</ref> has also started providing its mobile services in Padum in 2023.

==See also==
* [[India-China Border Roads]] 
* [[Line of Actual Control]]
* [[List of disputed territories of India]]

==References==
((reflist))

==Bibliography==
* Janet Rizvi. (1996). ''Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia''. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Delhi. ((ISBN|0-19-564546-4)).
*Osada ''et al.'' (2000). ''Mapping the Tibetan World''. Yukiyasu Osada, Gavin Allwright, and Atsushi Kanamaru. Reprint: 2004. Kotan Publishing, Tokyo. ((ISBN|0-9701716-0-9)).
* Schettler, Margaret & Rolf (1981). Kashmir, Ladakh & Zanskar. Lonely Planet Publications. South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. ((ISBN|0-908086-21-0)).

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206015012/http://www.12357.dk/ladakh/?Padum Photos of Padum]
* [http://sutozsolt.egologo.transindex.ro/wp-content/plugins/iimage-gallery.php?idpost=606&idg=19&idi=3 Images taken at the Karsha Monastery, near Padum]

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