Gogra | |
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Camping ground and border outpost | |
Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 78°52′26″E / 34.360°N 78.874°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Union territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Elevation | 4,750 m (15,570 ft) |
Gogra, Ladakh | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 戈格拉 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 戈格拉 | ||||||
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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]
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