Leh Palace
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.1659, 77.5862
Get the Leh Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Leh Palace. 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 Leh Palace
Shanti Stupa 1.4 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Stok Palace 11 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Shey Monastery 11 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Khardung La 13 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Thiksey Monastery 14 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Magnetic Hill 23 km
A stretch of road where the slope of the land tricks the eye into seeing cars roll uphill.
Stok Kangri 24 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Hemis National Park 25 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 Leh Palace?
Leh Palace is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shanti Stupa (1.4 km), Stok Palace (11 km), Shey Monastery (11 km).
How do I get the Leh Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Leh Palace 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 Leh Palace 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.