Digur
Digur is a locality in Leh district, Ladakh. Digur is situated nearby to the locality Spurkha, as well as near Choskhor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leh Palace and Sankar Monastery.
Leh Palace
Photo: RPSkokie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leh Palace, also known as Lachen Palkar Palace, is a former royal palace overlooking the city of Leh in Ladakh, India. It was constructed circa 1600 AD by Sengge Namgyal. Leh Palace is situated 3½ km south of Digur.
Sankar Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bhrigu bayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sankar Monastery, or Sankar Gompa is a Buddhist monastery within an easy half-hour walk from Leh in Ladakh, northern India. It is a daughter-establishment of the Spituk Monastery and the residence of the Abbot of Spituk, the Venerable Kushok Bakula, who is the senior incarnate lama of Ladakh due to his ancient lineage and personal authority. Sankar Monastery is situated 2½ km south of Digur.
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh city of Leh district, Ladakh, northern India. Founded by King Tashi Namgyal of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold statue of Maitreya Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes. Namgyal Tsemo Monastery is situated 3½ km south of Digur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leh and Choglamsar.
Leh
Photo: Deeptrivia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leh is one of the two capitals of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh is in the Indus River Valley, at a crossroads of the old trading routes from Xinjiang, Tibet and Kashmir.
Choglamsar
Suburb
Choglamsar, also spelt Chuglamsar, is a census town in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located on the bank of the Indus River. Choglamsar is situated 10 km south of Digur.
Digur
- Type: Locality
- Location: Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.19713° or 34° 11′ 50″ northLongitude
77.59431° or 77° 35′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8J6V5HWV+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3712572283OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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