Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Diskit | | **Common Name** | Diskit (also spelled Deskit) | | **Native Name(s)** | བདེ་སྐྱིད (Tibetan/Ladakhi) | | **Nicknames** | Gateway to Nubra Valley, Headquarters of Nubra | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Town / Block Headquarters | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Ladakh (Union Territory) | | **Capital** | Leh (UT Capital) | | **Government Type** | Local Panchayat / Autonomous Hill Council | | **Date Founded** | ~14th Century (Diskit Monastery founding) | | **Time Zone** | Indian Standard Time (IST) (UTC+05:30) | | **Latitude** | 34.5442° N | | **Longitude** | 77.5600° E | | **Elevation** | ~3,144 m (10,315 ft) | | **Total Area** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Population** | ~1,700 (2011 Census estimate) | | **Population Density** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 194401 | | **Area Codes** | +91 1980 | | **Official Languages** | Ladakhi, Hindi, English, Urdu | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Ladakhi, Nubra-pa |