Alchi Gompa is 69 km from Leh the only monastery built on flat ground. Also known as the choskor or religious enclave. About 1000 years back(11th century), This gompa was built by the great translator Ringchen Zangpo. This is very famous for its painting and architecture which has an Indian and Kashmiri influence in them.The Alchi Gompa is situated on the bank of the River Indus and is easily accessible since it is the only Gompa in Ladakh, which is located on flat ground. Founded by Ringchen Zangpo, the Great Translator, the Alchi Gompa displays a Kashmiri influence in its art and architecture. Within the monastery you can see many beautiful images of Buddha. Photography is not permitted within the Alchi Monastery.

There are thousands of mini-pictures of the Buddha on the walls of the third temple.In .A.D. 985, the king of Ladakh brought 32 painters from Kashmir to paint these wall-paintings. During the reign of Langtarma, the Buddhist religion was banned in this region. Lotsav Rinchen Zangpo, the head priest of the then king established Buddhism again in the region. He arranged from Kashmiri expertize to be used in building 108 Buddhist temples & decorating them during the reign of King Yeshe. Out of these, three gompas were later turned into universities of Buddhist learning. The biggest of them was Nirma Chhoskor, which has become extinct. It was situated near Thikse, about 14 kms away from Leh.This age old gompa is in bad shape now. The walls have been disfigured by rain water seeping through cracks in the roof and many wall paintings have been spoilt. The gompa has no resources to maintain itself.