Dras Town and Local Market,Dras is a compact town in a narrow, steep-sided valley, known as one of the coldest inhabited places in India. Houses, shops and small hotels line the highway, serving truck drivers, soldiers and tourists. The local market offers tea, simple food and supplies for those crossing Zoji La or heading to Kargil. The surrounding mountains rise sharply, giving Dras a dramatic, tough landscape that visitors remember along with its cold temperatures.
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History & highlights
For centuries, Dras was a staging camp on the traditional route between the Kashmir valley and Ladakh via Zoji La. Travellers, caravans and shepherds stopped here to rest before or after crossing the pass. In 1999, the ridges above Dras became famous during the Kargil War, when intense fighting took place on nearby peaks. Since then, Dras has been closely linked to that conflict in national memory. Roads, memorials and services have improved, but the town still keeps its character as a hard, high-altitude transit point shaped by climate and history.
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