Dah Hanu has also been opened to foreign tourist in 1994. Dah Hanu is situated along the Indus between Khalatse and Shayok- Indus confluence. The inhabitant of this place is known as Drokhpa belongs to the purest of the pure from Aryan Race. People are tall, handsome, hospitable and these race believed to be migrated from Central Asia via Gilgit around 1000 years ago. This race is normally quite different from Ladakhis having large and beautiful eyes, sharp acquiline noses and also culturally different.
The greatest beauty or attraction in this area are Village of Biama and Dah and roads are fairly wide. In the gorge of the Indus the Sun's heat reflected off bare rocks and cliffs is frequently intense. The soil is very fertile and people used to have two crops in a year. There are also lots of fruits such Apricots and Apples. The special interest of Dah hanu is its Drokhpa inhabitants as their features are pure Indo Aryans and it is quite visible that people have preserved their racial purity down the centuries.
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