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Chokiyal village of Kargil district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kargil is a district of Ladakh region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kargil lies near the Line of Control facing Pakistani-Administered Gilgit–Baltistan to the west, and the mostly Indian-Administered Kashmir valley to the south. Zanskar is part of Kargil district along with Suru, Wakha and Dras valleys. Pakistan attempted to recapture this territory in 1999, but was ultimately defeated by India. Kargil was organised as a separate district in 1979. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22). Source: Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South A