Diskit
Diskit is a town in Nubra Valley, and headquarters of the Nubra district as well as the Diskit tehsil, a subdivision and community development block in Ladakh in India. The Diskit Monastery is located in this village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Diskit Monastery.
Diskit Monastery
Buddhist temple
Diskit Monastery also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Diskit, Nubra Valley of the Leh district of Ladakh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hundar.
Hundar
Village
Hundar is a village in the Nubra district of Ladakh, India, famous for sand dunes and Bactrian camels. It is located in the Diskit tehsil, on the banks of the Shyok River. Hundar is situated 8 km northwest of Diskit.
Diskit
- Type: Town
- Description: village in Leh district, North India
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Diskit, Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.55123° or 34° 33′ 4″ north
Longitude
77.55066° or 77° 33′ 2″ east
Elevation
3,153 metres (10,344 feet)
Open location code
8J6VHH22+F7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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From Asturian to Tamil—“Diskit” goes by many names.
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