Things to do in Dras, Ladakh
Dras, also known locally as Himababs, Hembabs, Ranbirpura or Humas, is a town, hill station and headquarters of eponymous tehsil and community development block in Drass district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.
5 places to visit in and around Dras, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Kargil War Memorial
The Kargil War Memorial, also known as Dras War Memorial, is a war memorial built by the Indian Army in the town of Dras, near Kargil city in Kargil district of Ladakh, India, commemorating the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.
- 2Battle of Tiger Hill
The Battle of Tiger Hill encompasses the battles fought in and around the peak of Tiger Hill between the Indian Army and Pakistani Army from the final week of May till second week of June 1999, during the Kargil War.
- 3Point 5353
Point 5353 is a mountain peak on the Line of Control dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions of Kashmir in the vicinity of Dras in the Kargil district.
- 4Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill is a mountain in the Drass-Kargil area of Ladakh, India. It is one of the highest peaks in the area and was the subject of a battle during the 1999 Kargil War, PVC Yogendra Singh Yadav called hero of tiger hill.
- 5Machoi Peak
Mechoi Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of 17,907 ft, in Drass region of Ladakh, India. Mechoi Peak is part of the Himalaya Range, and is located between Amarnath cave and Zojila.