Hemkund
Ghangaria is a village at 3,100 m in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state in Himalayan North, India. It is the gateway aka base camp for hikes into the Valley of Flowers and the Hemkunt pilgrimage site.
Satbir 4, Public domain.
- Gurdwara
- …lies at an elevation of 4,633 metres (15,200 feet)
- Description: pilgrimage site in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Also known as“Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib”“Gurudwara Sri Hemkunt Sahib (Hemkunt)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghangaria.
Hemkund
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Latitude
30.69931° or 30° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
79.61526° or 79° 36′ 55″ east
Open location code
8J2XMJX8+P4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Hemkund” goes by many names.
HemkundDutch
હેમકુંડ સાહેબGujarati
हेमकुंट साहिबHindi
Gurdwara Hemkund SahibIndonesian
HemkundIrish
ਹੇਮਕੁੰਟ ਸਾਹਿਬPanjabi
ஹேமகுண்டம்Tamil
ХемкундUkrainian
ہیم کنٹ صاحبWestern Panjabi
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lakshman Mandir and Hēm Kund.
Nearby Places
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