Hemis

Hemis, also spelled Hamis, is a village in the Leh district of , India. It is located in the Kharu tehsil, 40 km southeast of Leh town on the Leh-Manali Highway and under-construction Bhanupli–Leh line.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemis Monastery.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis on the bank of the , , . Situated 45 km from , it was re-established in 1672 by the king Sengge Namgyal.

Hemis

Latitude
33.9133° or 33° 54′ 48″ north
Longitude
77.704° or 77° 42′ 14″ east
Elevation
3,612 metres (11,850 feet)
Open location code
8J5VWP73+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6680199563
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1270097
Wiki­data ID
Q1013073
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Hemis” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hemis”
  • Catalan: “Monestir d’Hemis”
  • Czech: “Hemis”
  • Czech: “Hemiš”
  • Dutch: “Hemis”
  • French: “Hemis”
  • German: “Hemis”
  • Irish: “Hemis”
  • Marathi: “हेमीस”
  • Polish: “Hemis”
  • Portuguese: “Hamis”
  • Portuguese: “Hemis”
  • Russian: “Хемис”
  • Russian: “Химис”
  • Spanish: “Hemis”

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