page_title: Padum
section_title: Town
hierarchical_section_title: Padum / Town
caption_attribution_description: English: Near Padum, the Doda plain, to Kursha gompa, Zanskar. Français&#160;: Près de Padum, la plaine de la Doda vers Kursha gompa.
context_page_description: Padum is named after Padmasambhava. It is the only town and administrative centre in Zanskar. It was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla. It is 240 km away via the link road from Kargil town.
context_section_description: The sub-divisional capital Padum is a town of the Zanskar sub-division or tehsil in the Kargil district of Ladakh state, India. The Zanskar River flows through the valley from its source at the Drang Drung glacier of the Pensi La.The Zanskar River joins the Lungnak River near Pibiting village.
  A number of notable Buddhist monasteries are located near Padum including Bardan Monastery and Kursha Monastery and the newly built Dalai Lama Photang. The Phugtal Monastery is accessible from here. It is a day's trek from Dorzang, the end of the road leading from Padum.
caption: Looking south midway between Padum and Pibiting
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