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== Infobox images ==
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| caption1a    = The Himalayan range near Padum, Zanskar
| photo2a      = Changthangi Goats in Ladakh.jpg
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The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rangdum_village_grazing_fields.jpg Rangdum image] of just about half a megapixel (MP) size, from 2011, is a nice composition but horrible quality. When this image was added, there were few images available from the region. That is no longer the case, we now have more than a dozen [[commons:Category:Featured pictures of Ladakh|featured pictures]] and hundreds of [[commons:Category:Quality images of Ladakh|quality images]] of Ladakh. The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shyok_river_Ladakh.jpg Shyok image], while of much bigger size (14MP), is [[image noise|extremely noisy]], oversharpened and unbalanced in light and composition.

Only two images are allowed in the infobox per 2019 consensus, but that doesn’t mean they have to be so dismal. I’ve chosen two images of excellent quality and composition—one a featured picture, and the other a quality image—to replace the outdated, unappealing and low quality images. The first image [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Road_Padum_Zanskar_Range_Jun24_A7CR_00818.jpg] (by {{u|Tagooty}}) is a view of  the Himalayan range near Padum (visible in the lower left corner) in west-central Ladakh (district Kargil), which was unanimously elevated to featured picture status earlier this year. The second [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Changthangi_Goats_in_Ladakh.jpg] (by {{u|Eatcha}}) is a 2018 image showing Changthangi goats (well-known for pashmina) near the famous Pangong Lake in east-central Ladakh (district Leh), judged a quality image at commons. The first one is of exceptional quality and the second has high educational value, each from different districts/regions of the territory. If there are any other comparable images, those can be used instead. -- [[User:UnpetitproleX|UnpetitproleX]] ([[User talk:UnpetitproleX|talk]]) 16:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:The photomontage on the right is how they will appear. --[[User:UnpetitproleX|UnpetitproleX]] ([[User talk:UnpetitproleX|talk]]) 16:42, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
:: They are nice. Thanks for finding them. -- [[User:Kautilya3|Kautilya3]] ([[User talk:Kautilya3|talk]]) 16:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:UnpetitproleX|UnpetitproleX]], can you please share the link to the 2019 infobox consensus discussion for reference purposes? [[User:456legend|<span style="background:#ADD8E6; color:black; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">456legend</span>]][[User talk:456legend|<span style="background:#FF474C;color:black; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 01:10, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
:::I'll try to look for it. If I remember correctly from the last time I read it (I wasn't part of that discussion), it was a narrow consensus reached for the lead paragraphs and infoboxes of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]], [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir|PAJK]], [[Gilgit Baltistan|GB]] and Ladakh (this article). [[User:UnpetitproleX|UnpetitproleX]] ([[User talk:UnpetitproleX|talk]]) 05:31, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
::::Okay, thank you very much! [[User:456legend|<span style="background:#ADD8E6; color:black; padding:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">456legend</span>]][[User talk:456legend|<span style="background:#FF474C;color:black; padding:2px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px;">talk</span>]] 07:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

== First sentence ==

Perhaps this has been discussed to death, but is there a possibility of reworking the first sentence?  ''Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959.''  This is long and clunky, and the structure of the sentence doesn't exhibit good [[Parallelism (grammar)]].  It also doesn't say much about the location.

What if it said "...is a region on the edge of the Himalayas administered by India as a union territory.  It constitutes..."  This is more specific without getting into any political issues, and breaking it into two sentences resolves the length and parallelism problems.  [[Special:Contributions/123.243.102.170|123.243.102.170]] ([[User talk:123.243.102.170|talk]]) 01:45, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2025 ==

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The section entitled "Language" discusses several languages, including two that are each used by more than 30% of the population.  Please rename the section "Languages", i.e. plural.  Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/123.243.102.170|123.243.102.170]] ([[User talk:123.243.102.170|talk]]) 02:02, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
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== edit request ==

remove the word "exquisite" before shawls, it's editorializing. [[Special:Contributions/173.222.1.143|173.222.1.143]] ([[User talk:173.222.1.143|talk]]) 06:10, 12 April 2025 (UTC)