Gya (village)
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n Ladakh
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
between the Indus river valley and Tanglang La
Tanglang la
Taglang La, elevation , is a high mountain pass in Ladakh, India.It is sometimes incorrectly claimed to be the world’s second highest motorable pass at an altitude of 5,325 m. . See the article on Khardung La for a discussion of the world's highest motorable passes...
Pass on the Leh-Manali Highway
Leh-Manali Highway
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. Reachable from Upshi in the Indus River Valley, the village nestles in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist Gompa
Gompa
Gompa and ling are Buddhist ecclesiastical fortifications of learning, lineage and sadhana , located in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Bhutan...
with accompanying chortens or stupas (shown below) overlooks the village and gorge.