Hemis Monastery

Summary

Hemis Monastery is a Gompa^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of gompa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hemis Monastery's religion is recorded as Drukpa Lineage^[3].
• Hemis Monastery is located in Leh district^[4].
• Hemis Monastery is in the country of India^[5].
• Hemis Monastery's image is recorded as Hemis Monastery 02.jpg^[6].
• Hemis Monastery's instance of is recorded as Gompa^[7].
• Hemis Monastery's instance of is recorded as Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[8].
• Hemis Monastery's founder is recorded as Sengge Namgyal^[9].
• Hemis Monastery's maintained by is recorded as Archaeological Survey of India, Leh mini circle^[10].
• Hemis Monastery's location is recorded as Hemis^[11].
• Hemis Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Hemis Monastery^[12].
• Hemis Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.912475, 'lon': 77.70283333}^[13].
• Hemis Monastery's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0261r3v^[14].
• Hemis Monastery's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000191592^[15].
• Hemis Monastery's ASI Monument ID is recorded as N-LA-11^[16].
• Hemis Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as Monument of National Importance^[17].
• Hemis Monastery's date of official opening is recorded as +1672-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Hemis Monastery's BDRC Resource ID is recorded as G00JR3353^[19].
• Hemis Monastery's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India^[20].

Body

Founding

Hemis Monastery's founder is recorded as Sengge Namgyal^[9].

Why It Matters

Hemis Monastery ranks in the top 9% of gompa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]