Turtuk
Balti village, Indian only since 1971.
- Where
- Nubra, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.8470, 76.8270
Get the Turtuk stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Turtuk. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Turtuk
Diskit Monastery 59 km
The Maitreya looking towards Pakistan.
Namika La 62 km
The pillar of the sky, a pass on the Srinagar-Leh road between Kargil and Lamayuru.
Lamayuru Monastery 63 km
The oldest gompa in Ladakh, standing over eroded clay hills that people here call the moonland.
Fotu La 63 km
The highest point on the Srinagar-Leh road, above Lamayuru.
Hunder Sand Dunes 70 km
Cold desert dunes at three thousand metres where Bactrian camels left over from the Silk Road still graze.
Likir Monastery 71 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
Nubra Valley 74 km
Cold desert at three thousand metres where sand dunes and two humped camels sit under snow peaks.
Mamostong Kangri 76 km
A high peak in the eastern Karakoram, approached up the Siachen side.
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Questions
Where is Turtuk?
Turtuk is in Nubra, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Diskit Monastery (59 km), Namika La (62 km), Lamayuru Monastery (63 km).
How do I get the Turtuk stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Turtuk and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Turtuk before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.