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Dhankar Fort-Palace

On the very crown of the gompa crag stands the crumbling fort-cum-palace that gave Dhankar its name (khar means 'citadel' and dhak means 'cliff'). Now abandoned, it was once a shelter for the Spiti Valley people during times of war.

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