Thikse Monastery

Summary

Thikse Monastery is a Gompa^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of gompa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thikse Monastery's religion is recorded as Tibetan Buddhism^[3].
• Thikse Monastery's religion is recorded as Gelug^[4].
• Thikse Monastery is located in Leh district^[5].
• Thikse Monastery is in the country of India^[6].
• Thikse Monastery's image is recorded as Exquisite Thiksey Monestry-Ladakh-DSC 0405.jpg^[7].
• Thikse Monastery's instance of is recorded as Gompa^[8].
• Thikse Monastery's instance of is recorded as Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[9].
• Thikse Monastery's maintained by is recorded as Archaeological Survey of India, Leh mini circle^[10].
• Thikse Monastery's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 357147270584735700002^[11].
• Thikse Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Thiksey Monastery^[12].
• Thikse Monastery's religious order is recorded as Gelug^[13].
• Thikse Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.05638889, 'lon': 77.66666667}^[14].
• Thikse Monastery's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026frqk^[15].
• Thikse Monastery's ASI Monument ID is recorded as N-LA-12^[16].
• Thikse Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as Monument of National Importance^[17].
• Thikse Monastery's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3600'}^[18].
• Thikse Monastery's BDRC Resource ID is recorded as G505^[19].
• Thikse Monastery's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India^[20].
• Thikse Monastery's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Thiksey Monastery^[21].

Why It Matters

Thikse Monastery ranks in the top 4% of gompa entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]