Prayer wheels
Prayer wheels is a monument in Leh district, Ladakh. Prayer wheels is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Skalzangling Gompa, as well as near the marketplace Fruit & vegetable market.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport and Leh Palace.
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: caffeineAM, CC BY 2.0.
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is a military airfield of the Indian Air Force as well as domestic airport serving Leh, the capital of Ladakh, India. Situated at 3,256 m above mean sea level, it is the highest commercial airport in India and one of the highest in the world.
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 3 km northeast of Prayer wheels.
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 northeast of Prayer wheels.
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 4½ km southeast of Prayer wheels.
Chuchat Yakma
Village
Chuchat Yakma, also known as Chuchot Yokma, is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil. Chuchat Yakma is situated 8 km southeast of Prayer wheels.
Prayer wheels
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Leh district, Ladakh, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.14549° or 34° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
77.56689° or 77° 34′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8J6V4HW8+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3713488527OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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