Doklam plateau
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The Doklam plateau is a strategically sensitive Himalayan border area near the tri-junction of India, China, and Bhutan, known for its high-altitude terrain and the 2017 military standoff between India and China.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doklam | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhutanese sovereignty issues
ⓘ
India–China military tensions ⓘ Siliguri Corridor security ⓘ |
| averageElevation | approximately 4000 meters ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Bhutan (de facto, with Indian security support) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeParties |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeStatus | unresolved as of late 2010s ⓘ |
| disputeType | border dispute ⓘ |
| eventLocation | 2017 Doklam standoff ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRegion |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureIssue | Chinese road construction attempts ⓘ |
| knownFor | 2017 India–China military standoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | India–China–Bhutan tri-junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPresence |
Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Chumbi Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| partOf | western Bhutan border area ⓘ |
| regionType | tri-junction area ⓘ |
| securityConcernFor |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
affects security of Bhutan
ⓘ
controls access routes between India and Tibet ⓘ overlooks Siliguri Corridor ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
China–Bhutan boundary talks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India–China border negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
cold climate
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ rugged ⓘ |
| terrainType | high-altitude plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone |
UTC+6 (Bhutan side)
ⓘ
UTC+8 (China side) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Doklam