Shipki La

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Shipki La is a high-altitude mountain pass on the India–China (Tibet) border in the Himalayas, serving as an important trade and transit route between the two countries.

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Shipki La canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf India–China border crossing
mountain pass
administratedBy Government of Himachal Pradesh
surface form: Government of Himachal Pradesh (Indian side)

Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: authorities of Tibet Autonomous Region (Chinese side)
borderTradePost Shipki La Indo–China trade point
closedInSeason often winter due to snow
connects Kinnaur district
surface form: Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh

Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet Autonomous Region of China
countryBorderType international border
crosses India–China border
surface form: India–China (Tibet) border
elevation approximately 12900 feet
approximately 3930 metres
geopoliticalSignificance India–China trade route
strategic Himalayan pass
hasBorderCheckpoint Chinese customs and immigration post
Indian customs and immigration post
hasClimate high-altitude cold desert climate
hasNearbyRiver Sutlej River
isOneOf major India–China border trade passes
locatedIn Himalayas
locatedInCountry China
India
locatedInDistrict Kinnaur district
locatedInRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
locatedInState Himachal Pradesh
locatedInSubregion Transhimalaya
surface form: Trans-Himalaya
locatedOn Indo-Tibetan frontier
locatedOnBorderBetween China
India
mountainRange Himalayas
nearbySettlement Namgia
Shipki village
partOf India–China border
surface form: India–China Line of Actual Control region

Sutlej River
surface form: Sutlej River valley
roadAccessFrom National Highway 5 (India)
strategicUse military logistics route
monitoring of cross-border movement
terrain rugged mountainous terrain
tradeItemsHistorically cloth
grain
salt
tea
wool
usedFor border trade between India and China
trade
transit

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Sutlej River passesThrough Shipki La
India–China border hasKeyPass Shipki La