Hindustan–Tibet Road
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The Hindustan–Tibet Road is a historic high-altitude mountain highway in the Indian Himalayas that connects Shimla to the Tibetan border, traversing remote and rugged terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindustan–Tibet Road canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
historic route ⓘ mountain road ⓘ |
| climateImpact | seasonal closures due to snow ⓘ |
| climateZone | cold desert sections ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartedBy | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
access to remote Himalayan villages
ⓘ
facilitated Indo-Tibetan cultural exchange ⓘ |
| followsValley | Satluj River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose |
strategic military route
ⓘ
trade route between India and Tibet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landslides
ⓘ
narrow stretches ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Government of Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Tibetan trade routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Kalpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narkanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampur Bushahr NERFINISHED ⓘ Reckong Peo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Kinnaur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shimla district NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiti region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | mountain highway ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
rockfalls
ⓘ
steep gorges ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border connectivity with China ⓘ |
| terminusA | Shimla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Tibetan border ⓘ |
| terrainCharacteristic |
remote
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| terrainType |
high-altitude
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian transport
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ tourism access ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.