Diskit

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Diskit is a remote village in India’s Ladakh region, known for its ancient Diskit Monastery and dramatic views over the Nubra Valley.

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Diskit canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddha statue
Buddhist monastery
human settlement
village
administrativeRole subdivision headquarters of Nubra
BuddhistSchool Gelug
climate cold desert climate
country India
countrySubdivision Union Territory of Ladakh
linked to: Ladakh
distanceFromLeh about 115 kilometres by road
elevation approximately 3100 metres
geography Himalayas
hasLandmark giant Maitreya Buddha statue
hasMonastery Diskit Monastery
hasReligiousSite Diskit Monastery
hasViewOf Nubra Valley
knownFor Buddhist culture
Diskit Monastery
views over Nubra Valley
languageSpoken Hindi
Ladakhi
linked to: Ladakhis

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Diskit
Ladakh
Nubra Valley
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Leh district
linked to: Leh
nearestMajorTown Leh
overlooks Nubra Valley
partOf Nubra subdivision
linked to: Nubra Valley
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
small-scale trade
tourism
religion Tibetan Buddhism
religionPracticed Buddhism
Islam
riverValley Shyok River
roadAccessVia Khardung La
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismType adventure tourism
cultural tourism
transport road only (no railway)
UTCOffset +5:30

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Nubra Valley hasSettlement Diskit
Shyok River passesThrough Diskit
Diskit Monastery locatedIn Diskit
subject linked to: Diskit
Hunder near Diskit
Sumur hasNearbySettlement Diskit
Diskit Monastery locatedIn Diskit
Turtuk connectedByRoadTo Diskit