Geographically, Turtuk lies in the Baltistan Region and is one among four such villages in India,
the other three being Tyakshi, Chalunkha and Thang.
The treaty also gave back more than 13,000 km² of land that the Indian Army had seized in Pakistan during the
war, though India retained a few strategic areas, including Turtuk, Dhothang, Tyakshi(earlier called Tiaqsi)
and Chalunka of Chorbat Valley, which was more than 804 km.