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Nathu La is a mountain pass on the Dongkya Range that separates Sikkim and the Chumbi Valley at an elevation of 14,250 feet (4,340 m). [ 19 ] [ b ] The pass is 52–54 kilometres (32–34 mi) east of Gangtok , the capital of Sikkim, [ 21 ] [ 20 ] and 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Yatung Shasima , the headquarters of the Yadong County (or the ...
In Westcentral Sikkim within southern end of Khangchendzonga National Park, ... Nathu La: Sikkim: 14,140 ft (4,310 m) Sikkim & Tibet: Niti Pass: Uttarakhand: Palakkad ...
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Particularly at the Nathu La pass in the valley, alongside the Sikkim-Tibet border, the deployed Chinese and Indian forces are stationed about 20–30 meters apart, which is the closest of anywhere on the 4000 km Sino-Indian border. The border here is said to have remained "un-demarcated".
Naku La(Chinese: 纳库拉山口) or Laduo La(Chinese: 拉多拉山口) is a mountain pass between Tibet Autonomous Region in China and Sikkim in India. Naku La has been a flashpoint for Indian and Chinese patrols and military infrastructure construction in the area. [1]
Dongkya or Dongkhya range [a], is a mountain range in the Himalayas that forms the eastern border of Sikkim, a state of India. Its northern tip extends to Dongkha La , and as it moves southwards, sometimes referred to as the Chola range , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is cut by Cho La , Yak La, Nathu La and Jelep La passes.
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The two men were arrested at the Chola Pass and detained for several weeks. Sikkim had to face retribution from the British Raj for the insult caused. [7] [8] The Cho La pass was one of the sites of the 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes between China and India, which concluded with Chinese withdrawal from both the Nathu La and Cho La passes. [9]