Gongma Damboo
Gongma Damboo is a hamlet in Shaker Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh. Gongma Damboo is situated nearby to the hamlet Yokma Damboo, as well as near Chatithang.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mulbekh Monastery.
Mulbekh Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Jparande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of a 9 m tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800-year-old gompas: Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism. Mulbekh Monastery is situated 3½ km southeast of Gongma Damboo.
Gongma Damboo
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Goma Damboo”, “Goma Dambu”, and “Gongma Dambu”
- Category: locality
- Location: Shaker Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.39759° or 34° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
76.33604° or 76° 20′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8J6R98XP+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 10589810467OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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