Kargyak (also Kargiakh, Kurgiakh) is a small village in the Lungnak valley in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, India.

The village is situated on the right bank of the Kargiakh Chu (river) about 77 km (48 mi) south of Padum on the Padum-Darcha highway (NPD road).

Kargyak (elevation 4,120 m (13,520 ft)[1]) is a small village in the Lungnak valley on the right bank of the Kargiakh Chu (river).

[2] The distance from Darcha in Lahaul is 63.5 km (39.5 mi), the road climbing over the 5,091 m (16,703 ft) Shinko La pass.

[4]: 149 Kargyak is a popular way point on the Darcha - Padum trekking route as it is the first village in Zanskar after crossing Shinko La.

[citation needed] The spectacular Gumbok Rangan peak is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Kargyak.