Hemkund

Ghangaria is a village at 3,100 m in the region of state in , . It is the gateway aka base camp for hikes into the Valley of Flowers and the Hemkunt pilgrimage site.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 4,630 metres (15,200 feet)
  • Description: pilgrimage site in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
  • Also known as
    “Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib”
    “Lokepal”
    “Lokpāl”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghangaria.
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Hemkund

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Latitude
30.69901° or 30° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
79.61498° or 79° 36′ 54″ east
Open location code
8J2XMJX7+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2376466275
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
1264804
Wiki­data ID
Q8671219

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Hemkund” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Hemkund”
  • French: “Hemkunt Sahib”
  • German: “Hemkund”
  • Gujarati: “હેમકુંડ સાહેબ”
  • Hindi: “हेमकुंट साहिब”
  • Indonesian: “Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib”
  • Irish: “Hemkund”
  • Panjabi: “ਹੇਮਕੁੰਟ ਸਾਹਿਬ”
  • Tamil: “ஹேமகுண்டம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Хемкунд”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہیم کنٹ صاحب”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakshman Mandir and Hēm Kund.

Uttarakhand: Highlights

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