Nathu La Pass

E541003
border crossing mountain pass

Nathu La Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Indo-China border in the Himalayas, known for its strategic importance and as a popular tourist destination near Gangtok in Sikkim.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nathu La 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo Indian nationals (for tourism) ⓘ
administratedBy Government of Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestTimeToVisit May to October ⓘ
borderInfrastructure Chinese army posts ⓘ
Indian army bunkers ⓘ
climate cold ⓘ
snowy in winter ⓘ
closedAfter 1962 Sino-Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedByRoadTo Gangtok NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledBy China on the northern side ⓘ
India on the southern side ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFrom about 54 km east of Gangtok ⓘ
district Gangtok district NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation approximately 14140 feet ⓘ
approximately 4310 meters ⓘ
hazard high-altitude sickness risk for visitors ⓘ
historicalRole part of ancient Silk Route between India and Tibet ⓘ
languageRegion Bhutia NERFINISHED ⓘ
English ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
India ⓘ
Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Gangtok NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBorderWith China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning “Listening ears pass” in Tibetan (commonly cited meaning) ⓘ
nearbyPlace Baba Harbhajan Singh Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tsomgo Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Indo-China border NERFINISHED ⓘ
permitIssuedBy Indian authorities ⓘ
reopenedForTrade 2006 ⓘ
requiresPermit yes ⓘ
roadCondition often affected by snow ⓘ
prone to landslides ⓘ
state Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance Indo-China trade route ⓘ
military significance for India and China ⓘ
tourismAttractionFor Indian tourists ⓘ
foreign tourists ⓘ
tourismType high-altitude tourism destination ⓘ
tradeItems limited border trade goods between India and China ⓘ
transportMode road ⓘ
usedBy Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
People's Liberation Army of China NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

India–China border → hasKeyPass → Nathu La Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nathu La
Sikkim → hasMajorPass → Nathu La Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nathu La
Gangtok → nearbyAttraction → Nathu La Pass ⓘ
Indian state of Sikkim → touristAttraction → Nathu La Pass ⓘ
subject surface form: Sikkim