Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• Khardung La

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Turtuk 2026: Last Indian Village

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 12 September 2026

• Indian tourists visiting Ladakh no longer require Inner Line Permit

  freepressjournal.in · News report · dated 7 August 2021

• Ladakh scraps Inner Line Permit system for Indian citizens

  thefederal.com · News report · dated 9 August 2021

• Important update for domestic tourists visiting Leh

  leh.nic.in · Official page · dated 10 August 2021

• Leh District Permit Tracking System

  lahdclehpermit.in · Official page

• Green fee to remain in effect for tourists visiting Leh

  ladakh.gov.in · Official page · dated 10 August 2021

• Amid tussle, Ladakh L-G urged to ban rental bikes from Manali

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 26 May 2023

• Rent Bike in Leh Ladakh 2026

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 1 August 2026

• 48 hours acclimatization for tourists arriving in Leh

  leh.nic.in · Official page

• Khardung La 2026: Honest Guide to Altitude, Permit, Crossing

  travelcoffee.in · Tour company's page · dated April 2026

• Lieutenant Governor inaugurates four new initiatives of Ladakh Police

  ladakh.gov.in · Official page

• Khardung La Pass Ladakh

  lehladakhindia.com · Tour company's page

• Turtuk

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Protected Area Permit Ladakh for Foreigners 2026

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 2 September 2026

• Traffic Police, Ladakh Police

  police.ladakh.gov.in · Official page

• Mobile phone connectivity in Leh Ladakh

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 14 August 2026

• IndianOil locator: Nubra Valley Filling Station, Khalsar

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No yearly opening or closing dates exist for Khardung La; no dated closure orders were found for the last five years.
• No official order found for any traffic hours on Khardung La; two operator pages contradict each other.
• Whether tourists may go beyond Turtuk to Tyakshi and Thang was not established; a 2021 news report expected Thang to stay closed, later pages describe it as visited.
• Whether foreign citizens may go beyond Hunder to Turtuk is contradicted within one blogger's own pages.
• The signboard at Khardung La shows a higher altitude than the measured 17,580 feet (5,359 metres); the measured figure is used.
• No government order found for the restriction on rental motorcycles from outside Ladakh.
• No official page states the Ladakh tourist fee amounts, so they are left out.
• The Ladakh order of August 2021 that dropped the permit for Indian citizens was not found; only news reports of it.
• No road number found for the Leh to Nubra road.
• Only one recent rider video found; it gives no filming date and was published on 10 July 2026. It shows the rider at Thang, beyond Turtuk.