Dras a tourist hub for its high altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, is a Hill Station in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 (former name NH 1D before renumbering of all national highways) between Zoji La pass and Kargil town. It is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh".
The government's official spelling of the town is Drass. It is the second coldest inhabited place in the world after Siberia and coldest place in India with lowest temperature -60°C on January 09, 1995.
Traditionally Dras is known as Hem-babs means "snow land" with the word "Hem" meaning snow. It is noted as "the second coldest inhabited place in the world".
Dras town is located at 34.4306603°N 75.751552°E. It is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". It is at a height of 10,800 feet (3,300 m) Dras lies in the centre of the valley of the same name (Dras valley).
Dras is 140 km from Srinagar and 63 km from Sonmarg. Kargil town is further 56 km after Dras on the national highway NH 1 from Srinagar towards Leh.
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