Dras
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Overview
The Dras river flows through Dras, one of the coldest inhabited places in India, and joins the Suru in Ladakh.
The Dras river flows past Dras town, often called one of the coldest inhabited places in India.
It joins the Suru near Kargil before reaching the Indus.
The heights around Dras, such as Tololing and Tiger Hill, were key battle sites in the 1999 Kargil war.
Dras is on the Srinagar–Leh highway beyond Zoji La.
Temperatures can fall below −40 °C in winter.
The Kargil War Memorial is at Dras.
The river flows through a narrow valley.
Geography and key facts
- Ladakh
- Joins the Suru
- Indus system
- Joins the Suru near Kargil
- Tololing and Tiger Hill (1999)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on Ladakh rivers.
Note for UPSC
Flows through Dras, one of the coldest inhabited places in India, and joins the Suru.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Dras yet.
Key facts
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)
- The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation (map lesson)
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases (map lesson)
- Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha (map lesson)