high altitude monasteries around the world

Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: Santus

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Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: Andrew Behesnilian

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Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia – Picture: moreau.henry

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Tigers Nest Monastery, Bhutan – Picture: Bob Witlox

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Tigers Nest Monastery, Bhutan – Picture: Avi Abrams

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The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture:

Emmanuel Brunner

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The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture:

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The Hanging Temple Xuan Kong Si, Datong, China – Picture: Patrrick

Streule

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Monastery of St Martin, Pyrenees,France – Picture: zak mc

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Monastery of St Martin, Pyrenees,

France – Picture: an.thonon

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St. Bartholoma, KonigSee, Germany – Picture: NormadicPhoto

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St. Bartholoma, KonigSee, Germany – Picture: Miguel Soares

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Hozoviotissa Monastery, Amorgos, Isles of Amorgos, Greece

– Picture: relong

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– Picture: Carlos Coutinho

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– Picture: Publius TX

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Meteora Monastery, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Avi Abrams

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The Monastery of Varlaám,Thessaly, Greece – Picture:

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The Monastery of Varlaám,

Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Dido3

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Monastery of The Holy Trinity, Thessaly, Greece – Picture: Avi

Abrams

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Monastery Grigoriou, Mount Athos, Greece – Picture: Imke Heyder

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The Monastery of Roussanou,Thessaly, Greece – Picture: verswe

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Phodang Monastery, Sikkim, Gangtok, India – Picture: Renish Ladani

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Phodang Monastery, Sikkim, Gangtok, India – Picture: Renish

Ladani

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Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India – Picture: Krisnaendu Sar

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Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India – Picture: Matso

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Kye Monastery Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India – Picture: 4ocima

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Kye Monastery Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India – Picture: Peter

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Popa Tuang Kalat Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: Ralf-

Andre Lettau

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Popa Luang Kalat Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: exfordy

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Popa Luang Kala Monastery, Myanmar - Picture: Hoorobushi

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Popa Luang Kalat Monastery,

Myanmar - Picture: Ralf-Andre Lettau

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Nepal - Picure: Zozi

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Sigiriya, SrilankaPicure: Avi Abrams

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Sigiriya, SrilankaPicure: dhaadha25

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Sigiriya, SrilankaPicure: Lomby’s Full

Circle

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Montserrat Monastery, Barcelona, Catalonia,

Spain – Picture: Harlekino

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Madonna del Sasso:, Locarno, Switzerland – Picture: kedante

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Madonna del Sasso:, Locarno, Switzerland

– Picture: Patrick Theiner

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Mar Mousa Monastery, Damascus, Syria – Picture: Hovic

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Mar Mousa Monastery, Damascus, Syria – Picture: abeedo

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Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery, Taiwan – Picture: David Reid

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Ling Jiou Mountain Monastery, Taiwan – Picture: David Reid

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Yumbulagang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: RobertF

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Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: ToucHeaven

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Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: ToucHeaven

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Patola Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - Picture: Jonathon Brown

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Cave Monasteries of Cappadocia, Turkey - Picture: Sam’s Exotic

Travels

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Cave Monasteries of Cappadocia, Turkey - Picture:

Curios Expeditions

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Sumela Monastery,Turkey - Picture: Bjørn

Christian Tørrissen

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