Category:Zoji La
Hdu-ži (Wylie : 'du-zhi)
According to some sources, Zoji La means the "mountain pass of blizzards" in ladakhi. actually, the word for blizzard is བུ་ཡུག (wylie bu-yug), Zoji is actually Du-Zhi-la, the goddess of Tibetan’s four seasons; the Du-Zhi-lha-mo དུས་བཞི་ལྷ་མོ . Legend terms her the wife of Naropa. With time people changed it to Zojila. This is wholly based on oral transmission that survived among the local people
Zoji La or Zoji Pass (el. 3,528 m or 11,575 ft) is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range, connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and Leh in Ladakh, situated along the Indian National Highway 1. Zoji La provides a vital link between Ladakh and the Kashmir Valley. 34°16′44″N 75°28′19″E / 34.27889°N 75.47194°E
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Media in category "Zoji La"
The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.
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A view from Zoji La.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 362 KB
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Albumblad met zes foto's, Bestanddeelnr 24 15.jpg 7,545 × 5,296; 5.03 MB
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Ladakh (2759259934).jpg 500 × 752; 147 KB
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Leh Ladakh17.jpg 4,608 × 2,592; 4.05 MB
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On the way to Zanskar (3969187894).jpg 1,024 × 678; 164 KB
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Pasture Land in Zoji La (Minamarg).jpg 4,320 × 1,639; 2.17 MB
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Road to Zoji La.jpg 4,592 × 3,056; 3.65 MB
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RVC Zoji La.jpg 637 × 480; 67 KB
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SnowCutting.jpg 640 × 480; 144 KB
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Sonamarg JnK.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 2.55 MB
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Stage post (3969189574).jpg 1,024 × 677; 149 KB
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The road through the pass (3968414697).jpg 688 × 1,024; 139 KB
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Zoji La - Jammu And Kasmir.jpg 4,000 × 2,248; 5.87 MB
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Zoji La - Ladakh.jpg 4,000 × 2,248; 1.87 MB
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Zoji La 1.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 370 KB
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Zoji La Pass.jpg 3,929 × 2,184; 956 KB
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Zoji La.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 365 KB
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Zojila Road.jpg 1,600 × 1,197; 413 KB
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