Tiger Hill

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Tiger Hill is a strategically important mountain peak in the Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir, India, known for being the site of intense fighting during the 1999 Kargil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain peak
associatedWith Batalik sector NERFINISHED
Dras NERFINISHED
Tololing NERFINISHED
associatedWithMilitaryUnit Indian Army 18 Grenadiers NERFINISHED
Indian Army 2 Naga NERFINISHED
Indian Army 8 Sikh NERFINISHED
borderContext India–Pakistan Line of Control NERFINISHED
capturedBy Pakistani intruders in early phase of Kargil War
commemoratedOn Kargil Vijay Diwas NERFINISHED
conflict Kargil War NERFINISHED
conflictType high-altitude mountain warfare
country India
governedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
hasClimate cold alpine climate
hasTerrain high-altitude environment
steep rocky slopes
knownFor intense fighting during the 1999 Kargil War
major objective of Indian Army operations in Kargil War
recapture by Indian forces in July 1999
locatedIn India
Kargil district NERFINISHED
Kargil sector NERFINISHED
Ladakh NERFINISHED
locatedInConflictZone Kargil War area of operations
mediaCoverage extensively covered by Indian and international media during Kargil War
memorials commemorated at Kargil War Memorial in Dras
militaryControl under Indian Army control after 1999
nearbyInfrastructure National Highway 1D NERFINISHED
notableEvent Indian tricolour hoisted after recapture in July 1999
partOf Himalayas NERFINISHED
Line of Control region NERFINISHED
recapturedBy Indian Army NERFINISHED
recaptureOperationName Operation Vijay NERFINISHED
Operation White Sea NERFINISHED
region northern India NERFINISHED
securityStatus heavily guarded military area
significance key high ground along Line of Control
symbol of Indian victory in Kargil War
strategicImportance dominates surrounding ridgelines in Kargil sector
overlooks National Highway 1D (Srinagar–Leh highway)
provides observation over Dras sector
usedFor artillery observation during Kargil War
military observation posts
yearOfMajorBattle 1999

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