Alchi Gompa, Alchi

Name: Alchi Gompa
Address: South Bank of the Indus River, Alchi, India

#1 among attractions in Alchi

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Monastery, Buddhist architecture

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Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa is a Buddhist monastery, known more as a monastic complex of temples in Alchi village in the Leh District, under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council of the Ladakh Union Territory. The complex comprises four separate settlements in the Alchi village in the lower Ladakh region with monuments dated to different periods. Of these four hamlets, Alchi monastery is said to be the oldest and most famous. It is administered by the Likir Monastery. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 34°13'26"N, 77°10'31"E

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South Bank of the Indus RiverAlchi India

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Alchi Gompa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Likir Monastery, Rizong Monastery.

3.4 miSW
Monastery
Likir Monastery
86 min walk • Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately 52 kilometres in the west of Leh. It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley, in Likir village near the Indus River about 9.5 kilometres north of the Srinigar to Leh highway.
5 miNW
Village, Monastery
Rizong Monastery
128 min walk • Rizong gompa, Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Buddhist monastery is also called the Yuma Changchubling in Ladakh, India. It is situated at the top of a rocky side valley on the north side of the Indus, to the west of Alchi on the way to Lamayuru.