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The distance between Matayen village to Zoji La Pass is 19 Kms approximately. It takes around 30 to 40 minutes to reach Zoji La Pass from Matayen village in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Zoji La Pass lies at a height of around 11,649 ft from the sea level. Matayen is a village 20 km from Dras is the only village of Ladakh having Kashmiri speaking people. Matayen is a Village in Drass Tehsil in Kargil District of Jammu & Kashmir State, India. It is located 53 KM towards west from District head quarters Kargil. 110 KM from State capital Srinagar, Jammu Matayen Pin code is 194102 and postal head office is Drass . Matayen is surrounded by Kargil Tehsil towards East , Taisuru Tehsil towards South , Shargole Tehsil towards East , Sumbal Tehsil towards west . Located on the Indian Nation