Brokpa

The Brokpa are a small community of Dard people residing in Jammu and Kashmir region, about 163 km (101 mi) northwest of Leh and 62 km (39 mi) north of Kargil in Ladakh. They are mainly found in Dha, Beama, Garkhone, Darchiks, Batalik, Sharchay and Chulichan. Part of the community are also located in the Deosai plateau just across the LOC in the villages Ganoaks, Morol, Danansar, and Chechethang in Baltistan. Like the people of Gilgit, they speak an archaic form of the Shina language unintelligible with other Shina dialects. They are said to have originally come from Chilas and settled in the area generations ago. They are predominantly Vajrayana Buddhists with a blend of folk animaism and minority follow Shia Islam.

Brokpa

The Brokpa are a small community of Dard people residing in Jammu and Kashmir region, about 163 km (101 mi) northwest of Leh and 62 km (39 mi) north of Kargil in Ladakh. They are mainly found in Dha, Beama, Garkhone, Darchiks, Batalik, Sharchay and Chulichan. Part of the community are also located in the Deosai plateau just across the LOC in the villages Ganoaks, Morol, Danansar, and Chechethang in Baltistan. Like the people of Gilgit, they speak an archaic form of the Shina language unintelligible with other Shina dialects. They are said to have originally come from Chilas and settled in the area generations ago. They are predominantly Vajrayana Buddhists with a blend of folk animaism and minority follow Shia Islam.