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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Group of people native to the Ladakh in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Ladakhis<br />
| native_name = {{Bo-textonly|ལ་དྭགས་པ།}}<br />
| image = Ladakhi old man.jpg<br />
| caption = Ladakhi man at [[Shey Monastery]], Leh<br />
| poptime = <br />
| region1 = India ([[Ladakh]])<br />
| pop1 = 115,089 ([[2011 Census of India|2011]])<br />
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web|title=Ladakhi|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/lbj|website=Ethnologue|access-date=30 Dec 2022}}</ref><br />
| region2 = China ([[Tibet]])<br />
| pop2 = 12,000 (1995)<br />
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web|title=Ladakhi|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/lbj|website=Ethnologue|access-date=30 Dec 2022}}</ref><br />
| langs = [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]<!-- don't include the so-called state's official languages, it is an ethnic group, not a polity --><br />
| rels = [[ File:Buddhism symbol.PNG|15px]] [[Buddhism]] • <br />
[[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px|link=]] [[Islam]]<br />
| related = [[Tibetan people]], [[Balti people]], [[Purigpa]], other [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Tibetic peoples]]<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Ladakhis''', '''Ladakhi people''', or '''Ladakspa''' are an ethnic group and first-language speakers of the [[Ladakhi language]] living in [[Ladakh]] in [[India]] and a small minority in [[Tibet]] in [[China]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=Mugdha |last2=Sarkar |first2=Anujit |last3=Kumar |first3=Devinder |last4=Nandineni |first4=Madhusudan R. |date=6 February 2020 |title=The genetic affinities of Gujjar and Ladakhi populations of India |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=2055 |doi=10.1038/s41598-020-59061-9 |pmid=32029844 |pmc=7005309 |bibcode=2020NatSR..10.2055S |issn=2045-2322|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ladakhi |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/lbj |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Ethnologue |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
{{Main article|History of Ladakh}}[[Ladakh]] has a long history with evidence of human settlement from as back as 9000 B.C.E. It has been a crossroad of high Asia for thousands of years and has seen many cultures, empires and technologies born in its neighbors. As a result of these developments Ladakh has imported many traditions and culture from its neighbors and combining them all gave rise to a unique tradition and culture of its own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Ladakh Cultural Identity: The Melting Pot Of Cultures {{!}} Discover Ladakh's Diversity {{!}} LIFE On The PLANET LADAKH |url=https://lifeontheplanetladakh.com/blog/ladakh-cultural-identity#:~:text=Situated%20in%20the%20northernmost%20region%20of%20India,%20Ladakh,a%20true%20melting%20pot%20of%20traditions%20and%20heritage. |access-date=2025-04-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
{{Main article|Culture of Ladakh}}<br />
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The languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs of the Ladakh region are similar to [[Tibet]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} Ladakhi is the traditional language of the region. The popular dances in Ladakh include the khatok chenmo, cham, etc. The people of Ladakh also celebrate several festivals throughout the year, some of them are Hemis Tsechu and [[Losar]].<br />
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== Religion ==<br />
{{Main article|Ladakh#Religion}}<br />
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The region's population is split roughly in half between the districts of [[Leh district|Leh]] and [[Kargil district|Kargil]]. 76.87% population of Kargil is Muslim (mostly [[Shia]]),<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vijay |first1=Tarun |date=30 January 2008 |title=Endangered Ladakh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tarun-vijay/the-right-view/Endangered-Ladakh/articleshow/2742608.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202706/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tarun-vijay/the-right-view/Endangered-Ladakh/articleshow/2742608.cms |archive-date=11 November 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="census2011-C01">{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW01C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403193730/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW01C-01%20MDDS.XLS |archive-date=3 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> with a total population of 140,802, while that of Leh is 66.40% Buddhist, with a total population of 133,487, as per the 2011 census.<ref name="census2011-C01" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kargil District Population Census 2011-2020, Jammu and Kashmir literacy sex ratio and density |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/622-kargil.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204204027/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/622-kargil.html |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=25 January 2016 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leh District Population Census 2011-2020, Jammu and Kashmir literacy sex ratio and density |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/621-leh.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124062331/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/621-leh.html |archive-date=24 January 2016 |access-date=25 January 2016 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> In 2024, 5 new districts were created. Currently Buddhism is the majority faith in five of the districts-[[Leh district|Leh]], [[Changthang district|Changthang]], [[Zanskar district|Zanskar]], [[Sham district|Sham]] and [[Nubra district|Nubra]]; and Islam is the majority faith in [[Kargil district|Kargil]] and [[Drass district|Drass]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillani |first=Syed Shadab Ali |date=26 August 2024 |title=Will Ladakh's New Districts Have Autonomous Hill Councils Too, Congress Asks |url=https://kashmirlife.net/will-ladakhs-new-districts-have-autonomous-hill-councils-too-congress-asks-364550/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> The majority of Ladakhis, [[Changpa]] and [[Brokpa]] follow [[Buddhism]] while most [[Purigpa]] and Shina follow Islam. [[Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard and Shin|Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard and Shinu tribes]] and [[Shina people]], the main inhabitants of the [[Dras]] and [[Dah Hanu|Dha-Hanu]] regions, predominantly follow Islam while small minorities follow [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST |url=https://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/12/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxiii-jk.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101044658/https://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/12/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxiii-jk.html |archive-date=1 November 2021 |access-date=18 May 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Tibetans in India]]<br />
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