Dhankar Gompa (also Dankhar, Drangkhar or Dhangkar Gompa; "Brang-mkhar" or "Grang-mkhar") is a village and also a Gompa, a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley above Dhankar Village, between the towns of Kaza and Tabo. The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers - one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa. "Dhang" or "dang" means cliff, and "kar" or "khar" means fort. Hence Dhangkar means "fort on a cliff".