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Another view of the Town of Leh. "At sunset, the sandy plain and cliffs, that are located on the opposite side, are illuminated by a bright glow. The city plunges into a thick purple haze, and a string of white stupas sparkles in the plain, like a necklace of precious stones... Modern Leh is located at the crossroads of several important Central Asian caravan routes, therefore it has an important historical significance for the border area of India. To Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, it is linked by three long difficult routes, the first of which crosses the Tibetan Highlands and leads to the north of the Great Lakes: Ngantze Tsho, Chyaring Tsho (Kyaring Tsho) and Nam Tsho, or Tengri-Nor... The second of the three routes crosses the Tibetan Highlands towards the sacred Mount Kailash and passes south of the Great Lakes: Dangra Yum-Tsho, Ngan-Tze and Tengri-Nor. Travelers who follow this route go to Lhasa through the high pass of Goring La of the mountain chain of Nyenchen Tangla... The third route passes along the course of the Brahmaputra River, through the Saga-Dzong, located to the north of it. Further, it passes either along the Brahmaputra riverside to Lharcze-Dzong or crosses this river and passes through Tengri along the Nepal border. In both cases, the route passes through Lhasa and Shigadze. The last route is used by most Ladakh merchants traveling to Lhasa, and by messengers of the Kashmiri maharaja to the court".

Yu. Roerich. Following the Paths of the Middle Asia.