Skiu-Kaya

Skiu-Kaya
Village
Skiu-Kaya is located in Ladakh
Skiu-Kaya
Skiu-Kaya
Location within Ladakh
Skiu-Kaya is located in India
Skiu-Kaya
Skiu-Kaya
Location within India
Coordinates: 33°58′N 77°16′E / 33.97°N 77.26°E / 33.97; 77.26
Country India
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
Languages
 • OfficialLadakhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194101

Skiu (also Sku and Skyu) and Kaya (elev. 3500 m) are adjacent villages in the Markha River valley in Ladakh, India. The villages contain 11 and 12 households, respectively; the boundary between the villages is not clearly defined. They lie within the Hemis National Park.

Wheat and vegetables are cultivated by villagers, who also harvest wild seabuckthorn berries.

Skiu and Kaya each have a Buddhist monastery (gompa). The monastery at Skiu was constructed in the 11th century; Rinchen Zangpo laid its foundation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Skiu-Kaya (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Partha S Banerjee (2016). Ladakh and Zanskar Trekking Map (Map). 1:175,000. Milestone Himalayan Series. Kolkata: Milestone Books. ISBN 978-81-903270-9-1.
  3. 1 2 Himalayan Homestay Treks map. Published by Snow Leopard Conservancy India and on sale in Leh, Ladakh. (Contact information: Ibex Hotel Complex, Fort Road, Leh, Ladakh, India. Tel 01982-250953. www.himalayan-homestays.com.)
  4. ↑ "Hemis National Park on Google Maps". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Skiu monastery". 3 September 2009.