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Choglamsar Tibetan Settlement
Choglamsar Tibetan Settlement is a Tibetan refugee settlement located in Choglamsar, about 8 km southeast of Leh in Ladakh, India. Established in 1960 to rehabilitate Tibetan refugees, it is one of the largest Tibetan settlements in Ladakh. The settlement includes residential areas, schools, monasteries, a handicraft centre and the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, and is known for preserving Tibetan culture, crafts and Buddhist education near the Indus River.