Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Nubra Sub-division (Nubra Tehsil) | | **Common Name** | Nubra Valley | | **Native Name(s)** | Ldumra (Valley of Flowers) | | **Nicknames** | The Orchard of Ladakh | | **Geographic Level** | Valley / Sub-division | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Ladakh (Union Territory) | | **Capital** | Diskit (Headquarters) | | **Government Type** | Autonomous Hill Council / Union Territory Administration | | **Date Founded** | Ancient Silk Road settlement; opened to tourism in 1994 | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC +5:30) | | **Latitude** | 34.6863° N | | **Longitude** | 77.5611° E | | **Elevation** | ~3,048 m (10,000 ft) on the valley floor | | **Total Area** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Population** | ~22,000 (Estimate based on district sub-division data) | | **Population Density** | Highly sparse | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 194401 (Diskit) | | **Area Codes** | +91 1980 | | **Official Languages** | Hindi, English (Ladakhi and Balti widely spoken) | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Nubrapa / Ladakhi |