Trespone
Trespone is a scenic village in the TSG block of Sankoo tehsil in the Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.
Trespone is a historically, culturally, and architecturally rich village in the Suru Valley, located on the bank of the Suru River, and is around 20 km from Kargil town. It is often called little Kashmir, and is the gateway to Suru Valley. It is surrounded by five other villages, namely Saliskote, G.M.Pore, Tambis, Kanoor and Sarchey.
Landmark and historical place
This village goes back to the 14th century. Major landmarks and historical places of the village are:- Imambara, Trespone
- Rhtsema Khar
- Jama Masjid
- Ranthaq
- Tchetche Broq
- Braq Kar
- Ashuna
The village got its name because of its vastness in area and the hospitality of the people. Lhunchey came from Lhang-Pho-Chey, which means elephant. An elephant is a bulky mammal and thus Lhunchey came into existence.
In the 18th century, it got its name as Trespone. It is said that Trespone got its name from "tree-spoon".
The imambara of Trespone is a beautiful Tibetan-Persian mixed architecture monument situated on a hillock, which serves as a platform or viewpoint for the village and surrounding area. It has been renovated several times. As per local legends and folklore, it dates back to the 17th century. Below this place, there is a mohalla called Shagharan. The King of Karchey and his people used to go to this high place to watch and witness horse polo being played at Shagharan. Later, around 1765 AD, the imambara was erected. The last renovation was done in the year 1988. During the month of Muharram people would come to commemorate the martyrs of Karbala.
Rhtsema Khar is a ruined old fort situated alongside the imambara but on a higher hill. As per local traditions, it used to be a fort/army post during the kingdom era. Now it's a ruined monument with its walls intact. It can only be reached on foot.
Jama Masjid, one of the oldest mosques of Kargil, It was renovated in 2000.
Ranthaq.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Trespone has 419 households. The literacy rate of Trespone village is 59.51%. In Trespone, Male literacy stands at 70.44% while the female literacy rate was 48.03%.| Total | Male | Female | |
| Population | 3332 | 1720 | 1612 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 573 | 306 | 267 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 3239 | 1672 | 1567 |
| Literacy | 59.51% | 70.44% | 48.03% |
| Workers | 804 | 736 | 68 |
| Main workers | 237 | – | – |
| Marginal workers | 567 | 528 | 39 |
Transport
Road
Trespone Village is well-connected by road to Kargil, Ladakh and the rest of India through NH 301.The NH301 runs between the village. It has many connecting roads that link the mohallas of the village.