Nimo or Nyemo () is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous

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in the

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. It is located in the

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, 35 km from Leh. Nimoo is a stop for all the river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annually held all-India river rafting expedition on the

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River.
The temperature here varies from 40 °C in summer to −29 °C in winter. Due to such a harsh climate and

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conditions, this area has very little vegetation cover (as seen in the picture on the right). It has a hydroelectric power plant known as the Nimu-Bazgo dam. Magnet Hill is a gravity defying road 7.5 km southeast of Nimoo.

History

On 6 August 2010, the village was impacted by the

2010 Ladakh floods The 2010 Ladakh floods occurred on 6 August 2010 across a large part of Ladakh, then part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 71 towns and villages were damaged, including the main town in the area, Leh.Hobley, D.E.J., et al., 2012, Reconstructi ...

Tourism

Nimo has several monasteries and orchards. Rafting in the

River (Grade 1) and rafting in the

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(Grade 2) are popular outdoor sports. The confluence of Zanskar and Indus rivers is located close by. Nimoo is also very famous for its tea-samosa and Chola-puri at Nimoo Market.

Magnetic hill optical illusion

Magnet Hill or Nimoo-Leh Magnet Hill is a

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located near

. Due to the surrounding geographical features, it has an

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where vehicles seem to roll uphill in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill. It is 7.5 km southeast of Nimo and 26.5 km west of Leh on

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-Ladakh road.

Religious significance

Nimo is religiously significant for

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and

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. Along with the Ganges, the Indus river is also considered very important in Hindu theology. Sri Pathar Sahib

Gurudwara A gurdwara or gurudwara () is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, but its normal meaning is "place of guru" or "home of guru". Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths and religions are welcomed in gurd ...

is also situated in this town and is important to Sikhs.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Nimo has 193 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.51%.

Notes

References

External links

Nimmu House
{{Leh district Villages in Leh tehsil