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{{Short description|Tree in Leh, Ladakh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox tree
| name = Datun Sahib
| image = Datun Sahib tree in Leh, 2009.jpg
| alt = 
| image_caption = The tree in 2009
| species = 
| binominal = 
| location = [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]], India
| coordinates = 
| seeded = 1516
| felled = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| custodian = 
}}

[[File:Leh 62 (Friar's Balsam Flickr).jpg|thumb|Sign near the tree]]
'''Datun Sahib''' is the name of a tree in the main bazaar at [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]. [[Guru Nanak]] visited this site around 1516. There is no [[Gurudwara]] at the site, but the remains of a large [[Salvadora persica|meswak]] tree are located behind the Jamia Masjid in the main bazaar at Leh. The Datun Sahib is located close to the Leh Palace, on a lane which mainly houses bread makers. 

Datun Sahib contains a nishan sahib and a tree wrapped with orange cloth. A yellow board in front of the tree refers to the visit of [[Guru Nanak|"Rimpoche Nanak"]] (Holy Nanak) around 1516. Guru Nanak was revered by both [[Buddhist]]s and [[Muslim]]s. It is said that Leh was devoid of greenery at the time, but Nanak blessed the city with greenery by planting a meswak tree. There are two main Singh Sabha Gurudwaras located within one kilometre of the site.


{{commonscat|Datun Sahib}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060808/punjab1.htm Datun Sahib]

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[[Category:Trees in religion]]
[[Category:Religion in Ladakh]]
[[Category:Individual trees in India]]