Dah Hanu
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Twin Villages
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  Dah Hanu Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Dah Hanu Dah Hanu (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′N 76°30′E / 34.60°N 76.50°E / 34.60; 76.50 | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi[1] |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 1,816 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Dah (also known as Dha) and Hanu are two villages of the Brokpa of the Leh District of the Indian union territoryofLadakh.[2][3] Until 2010, these were the only two villages where tourists were allowed to visit out of a number of Brokpa villages.
The two villages situated in the Dha Hanu valley, also known as Aryan valley, about 163 km northwest of LehinLadakh. Being at a lower altitude, Dha and Hanu is warmer than Leh, allowing for the cultivation of wine-grapes and cherries as well as apricots and walnuts.[4]
The Brokpa people of Dah Hanu are nominally Buddhist but also worship their own animist pantheon of gods. They converted to Buddhism in the mid-nineteenth century.[5] They have an Indo-European appearance in contrast to the predominant Tibeto-Mongol inhabitants of most of Ladakh.[4] According to popular belief, the Brokpas were part of the army of Alexander the Great and came to the region over two thousand years ago[6][7]
"Some households still practice polyandry...it is the groom who pays the bride price. Women have rights of divorce."[8]
They live in the villages of Dha and Hanu (commonly called as Dhahanu).
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