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Status: Old gompa is structurally fragile and the monastic community moved to the New Monastery in 2009; access to parts of the old building may be limited.
Cliff-top fort monastery at about 3,894 m above the Spiti-Pin confluence; listed by WMF as endangered in 2006.
Dhankar Gompa clings to a crumbling ridge above the meeting of the Spiti and Pin rivers, at about 3,894 m, and was once the seat of Spiti's rulers. In 2006 the World Monuments Fund named it among the world's 100 most endangered sites. Monks moved in 2009 to a new monastery about 800 m away. A short hike leads up to Dhankar Lake.
Highlights
- Cliff-edge old gompa
- New Monastery (2009)
- Dhankar Lake hike
- Spiti-Pin confluence views
Tips
- Fragile structure - follow any access barriers in the old gompa
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