Nako, Himachal Pradesh

Nako
Village
Nako village
Nako village
Nako is located in Himachal Pradesh
Nako
Nako
Location in India
Coordinates: 31°52′53.47″N 78°37′38.87″E / 31.8815194°N 78.6274639°E / 31.8815194; 78.6274639
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKinnaur
Elevation
11,893 ft (3,625 m)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://hpkinnaur.nic.in

Nako is a village in the Himalayas of northern India, located near the Indo-China border in the Trans-Himalayan region of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.[1] Nako Lake is a prominent feature here where it borders the village. Nako Monastery, dated to 1025,[2] is located in the village as well as several other Buddhist chortens.[3]

  1. ^ Singh 1985, p. 115.
  2. ^ Ltd 2015, p. 387.
  3. ^ Mitra 2006, p. 50.