Thiksey Gompa / monastery in Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir. India

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Thiksey Gompa or Tiksey Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Yellow Hat (Gelugpa) sect, located on top of a hill in the Indus Valley, approximately 19 kilometers from Leh in Ladakh, northern India.

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Location: Thiksey Monastery near Leh, Ladakh. Jammu & Kashmir, India. Asia
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