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There was a heavy presence of Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police forces in Ladakh. These forces and People's Liberation Army forces from China have, since the 1962 Sino-Indian War, had frequent stand-offs along the Ladakh portion of the Line of Actual Control. Out of the 857-kilometre-long (533 mi) border in Ladakh, only 368 km (229 mi ...
Saddle on India-Tibet border between southeast Ladakh to Tibet on tri-junction of Ladakh-Tibet-Himachal. South of Chumar. Indrahar Pass: Himachal Pradesh: 14,473 ft (4,411 m) near Dharamshala in westcentral Himachal on border between Kangra and Chamba districts. Jalori Pass: Himachal Pradesh: 10,280 ft (3,130 m)
An Indian border outpost was established here in the summer of 1960. [1] An Advance Landing Ground was also constructed here, one of the world's highest airstrips. DBO has two road links constructed by the Border Roads Organization , the 235 km-long Darbuk-Shyok-DBO Road , [ 2 ] and the Sasoma–Saser La-DBO Road which provides an alternate and ...
Pages in category "Borders of Ladakh" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chepzi; Chumar;
Ladakh landscape Leh Palace, Leh, Ladakh. Tourism is one of the economic contributors to the union territory of Ladakh in Northern India.This union territory is located between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south, and is situated at a height of 11,400 ft. Ladakh is composed of Leh and Kargil districts.
Historic Ladakh consists of a number of distinct areas (mainly under Indian rule), including the fairly populous main Indus valley, the more remote Zanskar (in the south) and Nubra valleys (to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range, a high motorable pass at 5,359 metres (17,582 ft)), the almost deserted Aksai Chin (under Chinese rule) and the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim ...
India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).
Part of national Highway 3 runs through the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh, crossing some high elevation mountain passes.First major pass comes after Manali, which is Rohtang pass at an elevation of 3,978 m.