View across the Indus Valley from the Shanti (Peace) Stupa in Changspa. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).

The Shanti (Peace) Stupa in Changspa looking over Leh. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).

Tourists looking out from the Shanti (Peace) Stupa in Changspa looking over Leh. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).

View across the Indus Valley from the Shanti (Peace) Stupa. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).

View across the Indus Valley from the Shanti (Peace) Stupa. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).

Detail of the the Shanti (Peace) Stupa which looks over Leh from the Changspa district of the town. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 met

Namgyal Tsemo Gompa and fort. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh is at an altitude of 3, 500 meters (11, 483 ft).