Dras

Dras
Town
Drass
View of Dras in Kargil district, Ladakh
Nickname:  The Gateway to Ladakh
Dras Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Dras Dras (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°26′48″N 75°45′31″E / 34.446769°N 75.758629°E / 34.446769; 75.758629
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Dras
Tehsil	Dras[1]
Elevation [2]	3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
• Total	21,988 in 2,011
Languages
• Spoken	Ladakhi, Hindi, Purgi, Shina, Balti, Kashmiri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194102
Vehicle registration	LA-01
Website	kargil.gov.in

Dras (also spelt Drass, ISO transliteration: Drās), also known locally in Shina as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas, is a town and hill station, and the headquarters of Drass district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh".^[3] The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".^{[citation needed]}