Dras

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Settlement.name: Dras
Settlement.nickname: The Gateway to Ladakh
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Drass and Tololing Range.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Dras in Kargil district, Ladakh (India)
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Ladakh#India
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ladakh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ladakh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kargil
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Tehsil
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dras
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 3300

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Elevation: 3280
Image: Drass and Tololing Range.jpg

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Dras (also spelt Drass, ISO transliteration: '), also known locally as Himababs, Hembabs, or Humas''', is a town and hill station in Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil town. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, it is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh". The government's official spelling of the town's name is "Drass".

== Etymology == Traditionally, Dras is known as Hem-babs, which means "snow land"; the word "Hem" means snow.