Shanti Stupa
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.1736, 77.5747
Get the Shanti Stupa stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shanti Stupa. 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 Shanti Stupa
Leh Palace 1.4 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Stok Palace 11 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Khardung La 12 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
Shey Monastery 12 km
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
Thiksey Monastery 16 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Magnetic Hill 22 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.
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Questions
Where is Shanti Stupa?
Shanti Stupa is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Leh Palace (1.4 km), Stok Palace (11 km), Khardung La (12 km).
How do I get the Shanti Stupa stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shanti Stupa 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 Shanti Stupa 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.