Gya
rGya Gia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Gya Village | |
  Gya Location in Ladakh  Gya Gya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′48″N 77°56′20″E / 33.280068°N 77.938785°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Kharu[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 658 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 894 |
Gya (Wylie: rGya)[2] or Gia is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[3] It is located in the Kharu tehsil, off the Leh–Manali Highway, close to Tso Kar.
The village overlooks the Gya river in the Ladakh region, between the Indus river valley and Tanglang La Pass on the Leh-Manali Highway. Accessible from Upshi in the Indus River Valley, the village is located in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist Gompa with accompanying chortens or stupas is situated above the village and the gorge.
Most of the people are engaged in agriculture adopting organic farming. The village is still protected with its old heritage and culture for which countless tourist love to visit there.
- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ Erberto Lo Bue; John Bray, eds. (2014), Art and Architecture in Ladakh: Cross-cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram, BRILL, ISBN 978-90-04-27180-7
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.