Darbuk
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Darbuk is a small village and strategic transit point in the Leh district of Ladakh, India, serving as a gateway to the sensitive Daulat Beg Oldi region near the Line of Actual Control with China.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| administrativeCountrySubdivision | Union Territory of Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitType | village ⓘ |
| borderContext | India–China boundary dispute ⓘ |
| climate | cold arid ⓘ |
| closestMajorTown | Leh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedByRoad | Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Daulat Beg Oldi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shyok NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangtse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryBorderContext | India–China Line of Actual Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | gateway to Daulat Beg Oldi near LAC with China ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English (official use)
ⓘ
Hindi (administrative and link language) ⓘ Ladakhi (locally spoken) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
gateway settlement
ⓘ
strategic transit point ⓘ |
| infrastructureTypeNearby | military roads ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Karakoram region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladakh plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Leh district NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Himalayan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Territory of Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| near |
China–India border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Line of Actual Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Shyok River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ladakh division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | border area ⓘ |
| securityStatus | sensitive border area ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Daulat Beg Oldi sector
ⓘ
military logistics hub for northern Ladakh ⓘ |
| terrain |
high-altitude cold desert
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportFunction |
staging point for movement towards Daulat Beg Oldi
ⓘ
transit node on road network in eastern Ladakh ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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