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| name = Langza<br />
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| image_skyline = Langza Village, Himachal Pradesh.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Langza village with [[Chau Chau Kang Nilda]]<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahaul and Spiti district]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 4419.6<br />
| population_total = 136<br />
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| postal_code = 172106<br />
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| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Alpine climate]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small><br />
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'''Langza''' is a small village located in Spiti Tehsil of [[Lahaul and Spiti district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It is set at the base of Chau Chau Kang Nilda mountain, also known as the Princess Mountain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Langza: Spiti's incredible fossil village is an unexplored gem in the Himalayas! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/langza-spitis-incredible-fossil-village-is-an-unexplored-gem-in-the-himalayas/articleshow/94213828.cms |website=Times of India Travel |publisher=[[Times of India]] |access-date=24 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Lonely Planet |last2=Benanav |first2=Michael |last3=Bindloss |first3=Joe |last4=Brown |first4=Lindsay |last5=Butler |first5=Stuart |last6=Elliott |first6=Mark |last7=Harding |first7=Paul |last8=Holden |first8=Trent |last9=Mahapatra |first9=Anirban |last10=Mayhew |first10=Bradley |last11=McCrohan |first11=Daniel |last12=Noble |first12=John |last13=Raub |first13=Kevin |last14=Singh |first14=Sarina |last15=Stewart |first15=Iain |last16=Noble |first16=Isabella |title=Lonely Planet India |date=1 October 2019 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-78868-682-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmuyDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Langza%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT659 |access-date=24 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The hamlet may not be home to many inhabitants, but fossils from 200 million years ago can be found in abundance |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/see/story/69212/a-look-at-langza-spitis-fossil-village |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=1 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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The village has a population of 136 people only.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bisht |first=Gaurav |title=Covid-19 reaches Himachal's Hikkim village, home to world's highest post office |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/covid-19-reaches-himachal-s-hikkim-village-home-to-world-s-highest-post-office/story-Mm6XD5LnN6Z8wKlMpDT1eO.html |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The village is known as the "fossil village" of [[Spiti]] valley.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kasera |first=Urvashi |title=Langza Village, Lahaul & Spiti Valley I Real Himachal |url=https://realhimachal.in/langza/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=Real Himachal |date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bisht |first=Gaurav |title=Himachal govt bans cheap sale of fossil souvenirs in Spiti valley |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/himachal-govt-bans-cheap-sale-of-fossil-souvenirs-in-spiti-valley-101632748666940.html |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Langza village and Buddha statue.jpg|Langza<br />
Buddha Statue at Langza village Spiti valley.jpg|Buddha Statue at Langza<br />
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