Trespone
Trespone is a village in Sankoo tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. Trespone is a model village located 20 km from kargil in the Suru side. ..trespone is the name of block abbreviated as T.S.G it consisted of five villages Saliskote,g.m pore .tambis .kanoor and trespone .. One of the beautiful village of Kargil with dense population. Situated on the bank of Suru river, A majestic and historical village called as Lhunchey (Now Trespone). Its history takes us back in the 14th century. Landmark and historical place This villages takes you back in the  14th century when there used to be forts and palaces. people used to travel by horses. when a letter takes 2 to 3 months to reach to its recipient. when people were so simple and honest. Situated on the bank of Suru river, and surrounded by 5 other villages, this village act as a center figure for the other villages. An inhabitants of around 7000+ living in around 20 mohallas. it was once ruled by the then emperor, Tha Tha Khan, who was a buddhist by faith but later embraced Islam and married to a muslim women from the  village. Thus got the surname, KHAN. The village got its name because of its vastness in area and the hospitality of the people. Lhunchey came from LHAN-PHO-CHEY, which means elephant. Elephant being a bulky mammal and thus Lhunchey came into existence. later in the 18th century, it got its name as Trespone. There are sayings that Trespone got its name from TREE-SPOON. On the hilltop, a beautiful Tibetan-persian mixed architectural monument is erected, which serve as a platform or viewpoint to the village and the surrounding area. It has been renovated several times. This monument is  purposely built to gather people during the month of Muharram to commemorate the martyrs of Karbala. thus called as Imambara. Demographics. According to the 2011 census of India, Trespone has 419 households. The literacy rate of Trespone village is 59.51%. In Trespone, Male literacy stands at 70.44% while the female literacy rate was 48.03%. Transport. Road. Trespone is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the NH 301. Rail. The nearest major railway station to Trespone is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 228 kilometres. Air. The nearest airport is at Kargil  located at a distance of 23 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 227 kilometres and 229 kilometres.