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-native_name = Spitok |
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-latd = 34.13|
-longd = 77.62|
-altitude = 3307|
-state_name = Jammu and Kashmir |
-district = [[Ladakh District|Ladakh]] |
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-'''Spitok''' (or Spituk or Pituk) [[gompa]], situated 7 km west of the [[Ladakh]]i capital [[Leh]] is one of the key [[Gelugpa]] or Yellow Hat [[Buddhist]] monasteries in Ladakh (administering a number of subsidurary monasteries).   Containing 100 monks and a giant statue of Kali (unveiled during the annual Spitok festival), the monastery was founded in the 11th century as a Red Hat institution and was taken over by the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century.
-==Geography==
-Spitok is located at {{coord|34.13|N|77.62|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Pituk.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Spitok]</ref> It has an average elevation of 3,307&nbsp;[[metre]]s (10,852&nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]).
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Image:Spituk.jpg|thumb|250px|Spitok gompa.]]
-{{JammuKashmir-geo-stub}}
-[[fr:Spituk]]
-[[nl:Spitok]]
-[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh]]