What is "murgo"

Murgo (literally means "the gateway of death" in Yarkandi Uyghur) is a small hilly village which lies on the border of Leh District, Ladakh Division, Jammu and Kashmir, India and Aksai Chin, Hotan County Hotan Prefecture Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region， China. It has a small population of Baltis who primarily depend on apricot farming and yak rearing.

The Indian government in 2001, first announced plans to construct a motorable road from Leh to its destination at Daulat Beg Oldi which passes through Murgo.

Temperature plummets as low as -30 C in the winters. The weather deteriorates frequently with strong icy winds lashing much of Murgo. Murgo has very little if any vegetation or wildlife. Telecommunication is only available through INMARSAT satellite phones.