Nimo, Ladakh
Nimo
སྙེ་མོ་ Nyemo, Nimmoo, Nimu, Nimmu, Snymoo | |
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| Coordinates: 34°11′43″N 77°20′07″E / 34.1951812°N 77.335314°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Elevation | 3,140 m (10,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,134 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Ladakhi, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 852 |
Nimo or Nyemo (Tibetan: སྙེ་མོ་, Wylie: snye mo) is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil, 35 km from Leh.
Nimoo is a stop for all the river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annually held all-India river rafting expedition on the Indus River.
The temperature here varies from 40 °C in summer to −29 °C in winter. Due to such a harsh climate and extreme weather conditions, this area has very little vegetation cover (as seen in the picture on the right). It has a hydroelectric power plant known as the Nimu-Bazgo dam.
Magnet Hill is a gravity defying road 7.5 km southeast of Nimoo.