Ladakhis
ལ་དྭགས་པ། / لداخیس
Ladakhi man at Shey Monastery, Leh
Regions with significant populations
India (Ladakh)274,289 (2011)[1]
China (Tibet)12,000 (1995)[2]
Pakistan (Baltistan)900 (2019)[3][4]
Languages
Ladakhi language
Religion
Shia Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan people, Balti people, other Tibetic peoples

Ladakhis, Ladakhi people, or Ladakspa are an ethnic group and first-language speakers of the Ladakhi language living in the Ladakh region in the northernmost part of Jammu and Kashmir and Tibet in China.[5][6] A small number of Ladakhis are also found in Baltistan, Pakistan.[7]

History

Culture

Religion

References

  1. ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Counted as Bodh people
  4. ↑ "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Singh, Mugdha; Sarkar, Anujit; Kumar, Devinder; Nandineni, Madhusudan R. (6 February 2020). "The genetic affinities of Gujjar and Ladakhi populations of India". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2055. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2055S. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59061-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7005309. PMID 32029844.
  6. ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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