Chamba
Chamba is a locality in Shaker Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh. Chamba is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalaksa, as well as near the village Mulbekh.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.
Chamba
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shaker Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.381° or 34° 22′ 52″ northLongitude
76.37444° or 76° 22′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8J6R99JF+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 10589810471OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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