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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
77.73438° or 77° 44′ 4″ eastElevation
3,340 metres (10,958 feet)Open location code
8J5VWPGM+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 10564098500OpenStreetMap feature
place=boroughGeoNames ID
1267665
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