Merak is a forward village on the southern banks of

Pangong Tso Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (; ; hi, text=पैंगोंग झील) is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of . It is long and divided into five sublakes, called ''Pangong Tso'', ''Tso ...

, near Spangmik on the south India-China border in the

Leh District Leh district is a district in the union territory of Ladakh, India. With an area of 45,110 ''km'2'', it is the second largest district in the country smaller only to Kutch. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and Gha ...

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu and ...

History

Merak is situated 176 kilometers east of

Leh Leh () ( lbj, ) is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former res ...

, on the southern banks of

. It is directly opposite to Finger 3 which is located on the northern bank of the lake. In 2018, a telescope was installed to study solar chromosphere. The new installation named as ''Indian Astronomical Observatory, Merak''. In 2021, the village got its first tap water supply. Also, BSNL, a state-run telecom service provider got approval from

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

for a 25-km optical fibre cable link between Merak and

Chushul Chushul is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Durbuk tehsil, in the area known as "Chushul Valley", south of the Pangong Lake and west of the Spanggur Lake. The Line of Actual Control with China runs about 5 m ...

for civilian telecom traffic.

Gallery

File:Merak.police.jpg, Police check-post,

Jammu and Kashmir Police The Jammu and Kashmir Police or JKP is the law enforcement agency of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). JKP was established in 1873 and has primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Jammu and Kashmir in India. Hist ...

(October 2016) File:Merak,see.JPG, View of

from Merak village (October 2016) File:Merak.town.JPG, Merak village (October 2016) File:Merak.ladakh.JPG, Merak village (October 2016) File:Merak.permit.JPG, Police signpost, Merak (October 2016)

References

Villages in Durbuk tehsil {{Ladakh-geo-stub