Lamayuru Monastery
The oldest gompa in Ladakh, standing over eroded clay hills that people here call the moonland.
- Where
- Lamayuru, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.2830, 76.7750
Get the Lamayuru Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lamayuru Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ladakh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lamayuru Monastery
Fotu La 6.8 km
The highest point on the Srinagar-Leh road, above Lamayuru.
Namika La 31 km
The pillar of the sky, a pass on the Srinagar-Leh road between Kargil and Lamayuru.
Alchi Monastery 37 km
Kashmiri painting from the eleventh century, untouched.
Likir Monastery 41 km
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
Basgo 47 km
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
Zanskar Valley 49 km
Cut off by snow for seven months.
Magnetic Hill 53 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Suru Valley 60 km
Apricots below Nun and Kun.
More offbeat places in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Lamayuru Monastery?
Lamayuru Monastery is in Lamayuru, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fotu La (6.8 km), Namika La (31 km), Alchi Monastery (37 km).
How do I get the Lamayuru Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lamayuru Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ladakh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lamayuru Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ladakh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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