Ladakhis Explained

Group:	Ladakhis
Native Name:	/
Pop1:	274,289 (2011)
Ref1:	^[1]
Pop2:	12,000 (1995)
Ref2:	^[2]
Pop3:	900 (2019)
Langs:	Ladakhi language
Rels:	Shia Islam Hinduism Buddhism
Related:	Tibetan people, Balti people, other Tibetic peoples

Ladakhis, Ladakhi people, or Ladakspa are an ethnic group and first-language speakers of the Ladakhi language living in the Ladakh region in the northernmost part of Jammu and Kashmir and Tibet in China.^{[3] [4]} A small number of Ladakhis are also found in Baltistan, Pakistan.

History

See main article: article and History of Ladakh.

Culture

See main article: article and Culture of Ladakh.

Religion

See main article: article.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ladakhi. Ethnologue. 30 Dec 2022.
2. Web site: Ladakhi. Ethnologue. 30 Dec 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 . en . 10 . 1 . 2055 . 10.1038/s41598-020-59061-9 . 32029844 . 7005309 . 2020NatSR..10.2055S . 2045-2322. free .
4. Web site: Ladakhi . 2022-12-30 . Ethnologue . en.