Likir Monastery
A gold Maitreya sitting out in the open.
- Where
- Likir, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.2926, 77.2171
Get the Likir Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Likir 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 Likir Monastery
Alchi Monastery 8.6 km
Kashmiri painting from the eleventh century, untouched.
Basgo 9.9 km
Mud ramparts on a ridge, on the watch list once.
Magnetic Hill 14 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Shanti Stupa 35 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Khardung La 36 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Leh Palace 37 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Stok Palace 39 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Hemis National Park 40 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
More national monuments in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Likir Monastery?
Likir Monastery is in Likir, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Alchi Monastery (8.6 km), Basgo (9.9 km), Magnetic Hill (14 km).
How do I get the Likir Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Likir 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 Likir 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.