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'''Drass''' is a tiny town in the [[Kargil District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It is often called 'The Gateway to [[Ladakh]]'.<ref>[http://www.ladakh-kashmir.com/cities-jammu-kashmir/dras-india.html Page on Dras from ladakh-kashmir.com]</ref> The town, reportedly the second coldest inhabited town in the world shot into prominence in the summer of 1999 following Pakistani backed incursions into the [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. The [[Kargil War]] saw the town being shelled by infiltrators and the war ended with [[Indian Army]] recapturing the areas surrounding the town and the kargil district.
== History ==
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Dras is famous for the Kargil war which was fought in the year of 1999.
The National Highway 1D passes through Dras connecting Srinagar and Leh, The Tiger Hill & The Tololing ranges were captured by Pakistani Army and could directly block the NH1D. The famous three Heights which were recaptured during the war were the Tololing, Tiger Hill * The Three Pimples.
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