Dras sits along the Srinagar–Leh highway, around 60 kilometres from Kargil, at an altitude of roughly 3,300 metres above sea level. The town lies in a narrow valley surrounded by towering peaks, which trap cold air and create conditions that rival the most frigid regions on Earth.

<p>Dras sits along the Srinagar–Leh highway, around 60 kilometres from Kargil, at an altitude of roughly 3,300 metres above sea level. The town lies in a narrow valley surrounded by towering peaks, which trap cold air and create conditions that rival the most frigid regions on Earth.</p>

Not Siberia, not Alaska! The world’s second coldest place is in India

India is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Kargil war on July 26. The Indian Army is celebrating the success, valour and sacrifice of its soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil war.

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