Dhankar Gompa (also
Dankhar,
Drangkhar or
Dhangkar Gompa;
Brang-mkhar or
Grang-mkhar) is village and also a
Gompa, a
Buddhist temple in the district of
Lahaul and Spiti in
India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley above
Dhankar Village, between the towns of
Kaza and
Tabo. The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers - one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa.
Dhang or
dang means cliff, and
kar or
khar means fort. Hence Dhangkar means
fort on a cliff.