Lamayuru

Lamayouro is a village in the Sham district of , India. The is located nearby. It is located in the Wanla tehsil on the NH1 - Highway 15 kilometres east of the at a height of 3,510 metres and 19 km southwest of .
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  • Type: Village with 667 residents
  • Description: village in India
  • Also known as: “Lamayouro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lamayuru Monastery.

Monastery
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro village of Leh district in in . These natural caves were inhabited by monks for meditation, forming a cave monastery, particularly the famous "meditation cave of Naropa" preserved within the monastery's central hall.

Lamayuru

Latitude
34.2827° or 34° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
76.774° or 76° 46′ 26″ east
Population
667
Open location code
8J6R7QMF+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245774824
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q20738504
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Telugu—“Lamayuru” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Lamayouro”
  • German: “Lamayuru”
  • Hindi: “लामयोरो”
  • Hindi: “लामायुरु”
  • Irish: “Lamayuru”
  • Italian: “Lamayouro”
  • Marathi: “लमयारू”
  • Panjabi: “ਲਾਮਾਯੂਰੋ”
  • Telugu: “లామాయూరో”

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