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274:Habitation
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44:Dimensions
231:Baltistan
219:Karakoram
213:Geography
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385:Tibetans
369:Buddhist
323:pashmina
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292:Srinagar
268:Chang La
101:District
630:76°53′E
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373:Mongols
361:Changpa
343:Kashmir
331:Kashgar
327:Yarkand
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227:Shyok
223:Indus
203:Shyok
199:Indus
79:India
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