The Shyok River flows 550 kilometres (340 miles) through rugged escarpments before joining the mighty Indus at Khapalu in Pakistani-controlled Baltistan. Once the centre of a wealthy kingdom, Khapalu is today an agricultural village that makes extensive use of irrigation to grow food crops.
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