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Hanle is noteworthy not just for the monastery but the vast wetland and plains that are favoured by the rare Black-necked Crane and the one of the highest altitude and most important / largest observatories in the world and moreso in India. Among the Hanle plains and marshes which are the breeding grounds of the Black-necked Crane, and overlooking the Hanle Observatory stands the Hanle Gompa which is more a fort than a monastery. Note Hanle is fortified. It was used to repel attacks from Tibet (Rudok and Guge). A Gompa is a place where Buddhist monks meditate and preach their knowledge. Also, it is seen as a fortification, a 'vihara' or a university for Tibetan Buddhist culture. Hanle Gompa can be seen from miles away in the valley. Housed by around a dozen monks that look after this Gompa
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