Dah Hanu
Dah Hanu Aryan Valley | |
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Twin Villages | |
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| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,816 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Dah (also known as Dha) and Hanu are two villages of the Brokpa of the Leh District of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. Until 2010, these were the only two villages where tourists were allowed to visit out of a number of Brokpa villages. Since 2010, the villages have become known as the "Aryan Valley", after the alledged ancient Aryan origins of the inhabitants, to promote tourism.[2]
Dha and Hanu are two villages situated in the Dhahanu valley, about 163 km northwest of Leh in Ladakh. Being at a lower altitude, Dha and Hanu is warmer than Leh, allowing for the cultivation of wine-grapes and cherries as well as apricots and walnuts.[3]
The Dard people of Dah Hanu are nominally Buddhist but also worship their own animist pantheon of gods. They converted to Buddhism in the mid-nineteenth century.[4] They have an Indo-European appearance in contrast to the predominant Tibeto-Mongol inhabitants of most of Ladakh.[3] According to popular belief, the Brokpas were part of the army of Alexander the Great and came to the region over two thousand years ago[5][6]
"Some households still practice polyandry...it is the groom who pays the bride price. Women have rights of divorce."[7]
References
- ↑ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India". Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-dard-aryans-of-ladakh-who-are-this-tribe-what-are-their-concerns-5574657/lite
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dha Hanu route intro". www.himalayabybike.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2015-09-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nicolaus, Peter (2015). "Residues of Ancient Beliefs among the Shin in the Gilgit-Division and Western Ladakh". Iran & the Caucasus. 19 (3): 201–264. doi:10.1163/1573384X-20150302. ISSN 1609-8498. JSTOR 43899199.
- ↑ "Dha-Hanu in Ladakh | Dha-Hanu Tour | Dha-Hanu Map | Dha-Hanu Weather | Dha-Hanu Photos | Travel.india.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ "In Pictures: The last Aryans". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 2004-11-10. Retrieved 2015-09-27. Unknown parameter
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