Karu

Karu is a borough in Leh district, Ladakh and has an elevation of 3,340 metres. Karu is situated nearby to the hamlet Changga, as well as near the village Martselang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemis Monastery.

Hemis Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis on the bank of the Indus River, Ladakh, India. Situated 45 km from Leh, it was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal.

Karu

Type: Borough
Also known as: “Kharoo” and “Kharu”
Category: locality
Location: Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.92514° or 33° 55′ 31″ north

Longitude

77.73438° or 77° 44′ 4″ east

Elevation

3,340 metres (10,958 feet)

Open location code

8J5VWPGM+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10564098500

OpenStreetMap feature

place=borough

GeoNames ID

1267665

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