Kargil Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Kargil, the second largest township in Ladakh region, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is nestled deep inside the Himalayan mountains and is on the border of India and Pakistan.  As a whole, the district of Kargil is widely spread over an area of 14,086 Km. with a national highway running directly through the Kargil area. This highway is only open during the months of June through November because of the extreme amounts of snow that falls in the Zojila Pass during the harsh winter months.

The origin of the name Kargil is thought to have come from the combined words of 'Khar' and 'rKil', with the Khar portion being defined as standing for the term of Castle, and rKil stands for the center. When the two words are combined, it means the spot that is in between two castles. This is fitting for Kargil because the district is actually located between the two countries.