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Out of the 857-kilometre-long (533 mi) border in Ladakh, only 368 km (229 mi) is the International Border, and the remaining 489 km (304 mi) is the Line of Actual Control. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] The stand-off involving the most troops was in September 2014 in the disputed Chumar region when 800 to 1,000 Indian troops and 1,500 Chinese troops came into ...
The Ladakh Range is regarded as a southern extension of the Karakoram Range, which runs for 230 miles (370 km) from the confluence of the Indus and Shyok rivers in Baltistan to the Tibetan border of Ladakh in the southeast. [1] [2] The southern extension of the Ladakh Range is called the Kailash Range, especially in Tibet. [3]
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Location of Ladakh Banner of Ladakh. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ladakh: Ladakh – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was under the jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir. Its location is covered by the Himalayan and Karakoram mountains.
Borders of Ladakh, marked on OpenStreetMap represents the Line of Actual Control in the east and south (including the Demchok sector). Sushant Singh, Line of Actual Control: Where it is located, and where India and China differ , The Indian Express , 2 June 2020.
Daulat Beg Oldi (also Oldie, DBO) is a traditional campsite and current military base located in the midst of the Karakoram Range in northern Ladakh, India.It is on the historic trade route between Ladakh and the Tarim Basin, and is the last campsite before the Karakoram Pass.
Being a border village, Chushul has had a rich history involvement in engagements and conflicts between India and China. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, an airstrip was built at Leh and a motorable road was constructed up to Kargil. From Kargil onwards into Ladakh, only animal transport was possible.
Ladakh–Rudok border shown by a faint orange colour wash. [b] Map 2: An Edward Weller map of Ladakh in 1863 indicates the border marked by the Boundary Commission. Map 3: Trade routes of Ladakh (Trotter, 1873) The Khurnak Fort stands on a large plain called Ot or Ote at the centre of Pangong Lake on its northern bank. In recent times, the ...