Alchi

Alchi
Village
The Indus River valley at Alchi
Alchi Location in Ladakh, India Alchi Alchi (India)
Coordinates: 34.2334°N 77.1625°E / 34.2334; 77.1625
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Sham
Tehsil	Saspol
Population  (2011)
• Total	932
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	953

"Welcome from Model Village", Alchi, Ladakh. 2010

Alchi is a village in the Sham district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Saspol tehsil, on the banks of the Indus River 70 km (43.49miles) downstream from the capital Leh. Unlike the other gompas in Ladakh, Alchi is situated on lowland, not on a hilltop.

The Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa lies about 65 km (40.3miles) from Leh on the banks of the Indus River.