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Note to players: This question is asking for a subnational political unit, like “Puerto Rico” or “Florida” An engineer in this subnational political unit developed a way to make artificial glaciers now used for local irrigation, dubbed “ice stupas.” This region’s namesake chronicle describes its history as a trade hub formerly called “Maryul,” accessed by the Khardung La from Yarkand to the north or the Zoji La from a “vale” to the south. This is the most Buddhist political unit in its country due to a majority around its capital, (15[1])Leh. This modern political unit’s Shyok River is indirectly fed by the second-longest glacier in the world, the (*) Siachen. This political unit, which names a southeastern extension of the Karakorams, claims but does not control Aksai Chin. A December 2023 court decision upheld the 2019 revocation of Article (-5[1])370 to create this political unit. For 10 points, what largest Union Territory was formed by the (-5[1])partition of Jammu and Kashmir? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Ladakh [prompt on Kashmir by asking “name the easternmost administrative political unit within the broader disputed Kashmir region”; reject “Jammu and Kashmir”]
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Aditya GangradePahkin' the AhgoHu up Jinning they Tao8915
Adam Silverman|madam|Banned from ARGOS137-5
Walter ZhangImport Pandas"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question bro154-5
Jordan Brownstein"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question broImport Pandas15910

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