Lingshet
Lingshed, Lingshot | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 A farm and a house | |
  Lingshet Lingshet within Ladakh, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′04″N 76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 913 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 959 |
Lingshet (or Lingshed) is the headquarter of Singelalok block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, about a day's trek from the nearest road.[2] The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from Lamayuru.[3]
The Lingshed Monastery, located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, solar-powered direct-current microgrids were installed at the monastery, and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a satellite Internet link.[2]
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Kumagai, Jean; Gorman, Celia (26 January 2017). "Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Heard the one about the man who delivered a piano to the Himalayas?". 19 August 2016.