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Ethnic group
Ladakhis
ལ་དྭགས་པ། / لداخیس
Ladakhi man at Shey Monastery, Leh
Regions with significant populations
India (Ladakh)274,289 (2011)
China (Tibet)12,000 (1995)
Languages
Ladakhi language
Religion
Shia Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan people, Balti people, other Tibetic peoples

Ladakhis, Ladakhi people, or Ladakspa are a Tibetic ethnic group native to the union territory of Ladakh in the northernmost part of India, with some also living in Tibet in China. Ladakhis are first-language speakers of the Ladakhi language, a Western-Archaic Tibetic language.

History

Main article: History of Ladakh

Culture

Main article: Culture of Ladakh

Religion

Main article: Ladakh § Religion

References

  1. "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. Singh, Mugdha; Sarkar, Anujit; Kumar, Devinder; Nandineni, Madhusudan R. (6 February 2020). "The genetic affinities of Gujjar and Ladakhi populations of India". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2055. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2055S. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59061-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7005309. PMID 32029844.
  4. "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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