Chemrey or Chemdrey, gompa of the Drukpa (Red Hat) sect in eastern Ladakh

Ladakh

Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...

, founded in 1664 as a memorial to a local king. Chemrey is currently suffering from declining interest in monastic life by local young Ladakhis.

Geography

Chemrey is located at 33.97°N 77.80°E. It has an average elevation of 3,817 metres (12,526 feet).