Ladakhis

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Ladakhis
ལ་དྭགས་པ། / لداخیس
Ladakhi old man.jpg
Ladakhi man at Shey Monastery, Leh
Regions with significant populations
India (Ladakh)274,289 (2011) [1]
China (Tibet)12,000 (1995) [2]
Pakistan (Baltistan)900 (2019)[ citation needed ]
Languages
Ladakhi language
Religion
Star and Crescent.svg Shia Islam [ citation needed ]
Buddhism symbol.PNG Buddhism
Om.svg Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
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.[ citation needed ]

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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.