Nako, India
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Nako is a village in the Himalayas
of northern India
. It is located in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh
. The area is known for its lake, Nako Lake
which forms part of the border of the village. Nako Monastery is located in the village as well as several other Buddhist temples.
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
of northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
. The area is known for its lake, Nako Lake
Nako Lake
Nako Lake is a high altitude lake in the Pooh sub-division of district Kinnaur. It forms part of the boundary of Nako village and seems that the village is half buried in the lake's border. It is about above sea level. The lake is surrounded by willow and poplar trees. Near the lake there are...
which forms part of the border of the village. Nako Monastery is located in the village as well as several other Buddhist temples.