THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA at 00:11, 19 January 2026

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Minimarg]], Pakistan administered village in Gilgit Baltistan}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Meenamarg
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = The Gateway to Ladakh
| settlement_type =
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Dras]]
| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_relief = y
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kargil]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dras]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/revenue-villages/|title=Revenue Villages | District Kargil, Union Territory of Ladakh | India}}</ref>
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Dras Elevation">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54RgJ6FgMl0C&pg=PA226 |title=Cold Deserts of India |last=Singh Negi |first=Sharad |publisher=Indus Publishing |year=2002 |isbn=8173871272 |page=226 |language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 3300
| population_total = 1,988
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Balti language|Balti]], [[Shina language|Shina]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 194102
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|http://kargil.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
}}

'''Meenmarg''' is one the entry points in [[Ladakh]] from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/ladakh-announces-free-covid-19-vaccine-to-all-from-may-1-101619467999787.html|title=Ladakh announces free Covid-19 vaccine to all from May 1|date=27 April 2021}}</ref> It is just east of [[Zoji La]] Pass. Meenamarg lies on the [[National Highway 1 (India)|National Highway 1]] between [[Srinagar]] and [[Leh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/50bedded-quarantine-centre-screening-post-set-up-on-srinagarleh-nh-in-kargil/1788838|title=50-bedded quarantine centre; screening post set up on Srinagar-Leh NH in Kargil}}</ref> A full-fledged COVID-19 screening post was established in Meenimarg in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/undeterred-by-coronavirus-ioc-rolls-out-worlds-largest-supply-mission-for-ladakh/articleshow/75016643.cms|title=Undeterred by coronavirus, IOC rolls out world's largest supply mission for Ladakh|newspaper=The Times of India |date=7 April 2020 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ladakh}}
{{Kargil district}}
[[Category:Ladakh]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Ladakh]]
[[Category:Kargil| ]]
[[Category:Geography of Ladakh]]

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Meenamarg - Revision history

THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA at 00:11, 19 January 2026