The Balti people of Turtuk

Turtuk is one of the northernmost villages of India where Balti people, an ethnic group of Central Asian descent, have lived for many centuries
Turtuk is one of the northernmost villages of India where Balti people, an ethnic group of Central Asian descent, have lived for many centuries

Nestling in the Karakoram range in remote Baltistan on the Indo-Pakistan border lies the historic and storied village of Turtuk, once an important stopover on the ancient Silk Road. More...