Shey Monastery
The old summer capital of Ladakh, fifteen kilometres from Leh, with the palace and the gompa on one rock.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.0758, 77.6353
Get the Shey Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shey Monastery. 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 Shey Monastery
Thiksey Monastery 3.6 km
Twelve storeys stepped up a hill in the manner of the Potala, with a fifteen metre Maitreya inside.
Stok Palace 8.0 km
Still the royal family's, and a museum in part.
Leh Palace 11 km
Nine storeys of mud brick, modelled on the Potala.
Shanti Stupa 12 km
A white dome built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 on a hill above Leh, best reached on foot up the steps.
Hemis Monastery 19 km
The largest and wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded in 1672 and hidden in a gorge that kept it safe.
Stok Kangri 20 km
The trekking peak above Leh, closed since 2020 to let the mountain rest.
Hemis National Park 21 km
The high cold park where the snow leopard is counted rather than glimpsed, above the Indus.
Khardung La 23 km
Fifty four hundred metres, long claimed as the highest motorable pass in the world, and cold in every month.
More national monuments in Ladakh
Questions
Where is Shey Monastery?
Shey Monastery is in Leh, Ladakh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thiksey Monastery (3.6 km), Stok Palace (8.0 km), Leh Palace (11 km).
How do I get the Shey Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shey Monastery 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 Shey Monastery 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.
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