Gogra, Ladakh

Gogra, Ladakh
Gogra, Ladakh
Traditional Chinese	戈格拉
Simplified Chinese	戈格拉
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gē gélā

Gogra
Gogra
Camping ground and border outpost
	Gogra
	Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 78°52′26″E / 34.360°N 78.874°E
Country	India
Union territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Elevation	4,750 m (15,570 ft)

Gogra^[a] (also referred to as Nala Junction)^[4] is a pasture and campsite in the Ladakh union territory of India, near the Line of Actual Control with China. It is located in the Kugrang River^[b] valley, a branch valley of Chang Chenmo Valley, where the Changlung River flows into Kugrang. During the times of the British Raj, Gogra was a halting spot for travellers to Central Asia via the 'Chang Chenmo route', who proceeded through the Changlung river valley and the Aksai Chin plateau.^[7]

In the late 1950s, China began to claim the Changlung river valley as its own territory. India established an outpost on a low pass overlooking the Nala Junction on 2 July 1962. Clashes occurred during the Sino-Indian War but the post held out.

During the 2020–2022 skirmishes, the area around Gogra was again a scene of conflict, and continues to be a subject of active dispute between the two countries.^[8]

^ Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak (1890), p. 334.
^ Geological Survey of India (1883). Lydekker: The Geology of Kashmir and Chamba Territories and the British District of Khagan. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. Vol. XXII.
^ Cite error: The named reference Hedin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sandhu, Shankar & Dwivedi, 1962 from the Other Side of the Hill (2015), pp. 53–54.
^ Cite error: The named reference Hedin Kograng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kapadia, Harish (2005), Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks, and Climbs, Indus Publishing, p. 215, ISBN 978-81-7387-181-8
^ Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak (1890), pp. 256, 334.
^ Sudha Ramachandran (8 August 2021), "Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra", The Diplomat

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[FOOTNOTEGazetteer_of_Kashmir_and_Ladak1890334-1] Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak (1890), p. 334.

[2] Geological Survey of India (1883). Lydekker: The Geology of Kashmir and Chamba Territories and the British District of Khagan. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. Vol. XXII.

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[FOOTNOTESandhu,_Shankar_&_Dwivedi,_1962_from_the_Other_Side_of_the_Hill201553–54-5] Sandhu, Shankar & Dwivedi, 1962 from the Other Side of the Hill (2015), pp. 53–54.

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[7] Kapadia, Harish (2005), Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks, and Climbs, Indus Publishing, p. 215, ISBN 978-81-7387-181-8

[FOOTNOTEGazetteer_of_Kashmir_and_Ladak1890256,_334-9] Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak (1890), pp. 256, 334.

[Diplomat-10] Sudha Ramachandran (8 August 2021), "Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra", The Diplomat

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