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Karu, Kharu
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Place of Worship
- 597m
Kharu Gompa
(buddhist)
Other
monastery
- 603m
Kharu Gompa
OSM Tags
alt_name
Kharu
alt_name:bo
མཁར་དགུ་;ཁ་རུ་
alt_name:bo-latn-wylie
mkhar dgu;kha ru
name
Karu
Note
The Ladakhi name is traditionally written Khar Gu meaning "nine forts". This is because there used to be a series of 9 forts from the banks of the Indus to Wari La.
place type
Villages
source
Survey of India mapsheet 52-G