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Population10,754
GeoNames
RegionLadakh
Elevation3,234 m
10,610 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportLeh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)
5 km
Why visit Choglamsar
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh.
Weather in Choglamsar
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Things to do1
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh
School · 1.3 km
Deemed university in Ladakh, India
Museums and landmarks2
Restaurants and cafes3
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Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship4
Yungdrung Lhatse Bön Gonpa
Place of worship · 1.8 km
Manali-Leh highway Keylong Leh Road
Shopping1
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Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare4
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Map of Choglamsar
24 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Leh 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Pituk 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Stupas in Choglamsar, Ladakh, India (2008), Michael Day, CC BY 2.0
- Stupas at Choglamsar, Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0
- Rinpoche & kyabje, Lamala01, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS037-E-15523 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Kalachakra 2014 (14673082214), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Ladakh (14644018856), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Ladakh (14480597040), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Ladakh, India (14507278889), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Row of stupas on roadside east of Leh, Ladakh, John Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ladakh Heritage, Shreeya Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ladakh (14664728234), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Kalachakra 2014 (14515426887), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
- Waiting (14544397248), Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0
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