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Sonamarg, India: Zanskar Range
Sonamarg, India: Zanskar Range Peaks of the Zanskar Range from the vicinity of Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir union territory, India.

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Zanskar Range, Himalayas
Zanskar Range, HimalayasMap showing the Zanskar Range in the Himalayas.

Zanskar Range, group of mountains in the Himalayas, south-central Asia, of northern India and the western Tibet Autonomous Region of China. They extend southeastward for some 400 miles (640 km) from the Karcha (Suru) River to the upper Karnali River. Kamet Peak (25,446 feet [7,756 meters]) is the highest point, and the most important passes are Baralacha, Zoji, Shipki, Lipu Lekh (Lipulieke), and Mana.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Gitanjali Roy.