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9 places to explore — hand-picked across Leh & Ladakh.
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Leh & Ladakh
Basgo Fort and Palace, about 5 km west of Nimoo and 40 km east of Leh, was a political and cultural centre of early Ladakh, frequently mentioned in the Ladakhi Chronicles, with a monastery complex …
Chiktan Fort, in Kargil district, was the capital of the Cig-tan principality, built in the 16th century by Balti craftsmen and once famed across Lhasa as an architectural masterpiece.
Hemis Monastery is a deeply revered Himalayan Buddhist sanctuary belonging to the Drukpa (Dragon) lineage of the Kagyu sect. Tucked away discreetly inside a hidden mountain canyon along the western…
Leh Palace is a nine-storey former royal palace overlooking Leh, modelled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, with upper floors that housed the royal family and lower floors used as stables and storerooms.
Namgyal Tsemo Fort (Tsemo Castle) stands at the highest point in Leh, within walking distance of Leh Palace, and is maintained today by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Shey Palace and Monastery, 15 km south of Leh in the Indus Valley, served as the summer capital of Ladakh and houses a 12-metre, three-storey gilded statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, the second-largest …
Stok Palace, about 2 km from Stok Monastery south of Leh, was built in 1820 as the summer home of Ladakhi royalty from the Namgyal dynasty and remains a residence of the royal family today.
Tingmosgang was the capital built by King Drag-pa-Bum in the 15th century, and through his grandson Bhagan gave rise to the Namgyal dynasty, which ruled Ladakh until the 1841 Dogra annexation.
Zorawar Fort in Leh was built in 1836 by General Zorawar Singh under Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu & Kashmir, and now functions as a restored heritage site with a military museum.
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