Zangla Monastery is located at
Zangla in
Kargil District of
Jammu and Kashmir. Zangla is about 35 km from
Padum.
The monastery is situated at an altitude of 3500 m. It was once the seat of the throne in Zanskar. A nunnery and an old rope suspension bridge are the nearby attractions.
Zangla is the take-off point for the Padum-Lamayuru and the Padum-Hemis treks. The monastery can be accessed from Kargil on the Kargil-Padum road.
