A remote world. The most silent of all the silences. Unbelievably fresh air. These are just some of the things one will experience on a visit to the lovely little village of Diskit. Sparsely populated by just over a thousand people, Diskit is located in the Nubra region in the Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 118 kilometres from Leh on the banks of river Shyok. A popular place among the tourists, it is one of the major towns of Nubra region. A wondrous site with ancient monasteries, rocky hills standing in majestic grandeur, lovely grasslands, pristine valleys and cold deserts, Diskit is an unblemished paradise on the face of the earth. Littered with apricot plantations, this region is located just off Khalsar and has many guest houses and hotels for accommodation. We take a look at the five places in Diskit that will take your breath away.