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    Demchok (Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok, ZYPY: dêmqog), was described by a British boundary commission in 1847 as a village lying on...
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    Demchok Lhari peak Demchok–Tibet Demchok–Ladakh    The village of Demchok was apparently named after Demchok Karpo (also "Demchok Lhari Karpo"), the rocky...
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  • China Demchok sector, a disputed territory divided between India and China, dissected by the river Demchok (historical village), a former village constituting...
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  • The Demchok sector is a disputed area named after the villages of Demchok in Ladakh and Demchok in Tibet, situated near the confluence of the Charding...
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  • Demchok (Tibetan: བདེ་མཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok, ZYPY: dêmqog), is a Chinese-administered village in the Zhaxigang Township, Ngari Prefecture...
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  • uses the term "Demchok river" by the location of its mouth, near the Demchok Karpo peak and the Demchok village. Some of the historical documents call...
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  • sources, Ladakh's southern border was at Demchok Karpo, a stony white peak beside the Ladakhi village of Demchok. This would lead to the conclusion that...
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    pasture & Dumchele village Rivers Kigunaru River- the right bank tributary of Indus River Pastures Skakjung pasture in western part of Demchok sector and China-administered...
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    Kalinka La Demchok Jara La Fukche Dumchele Chang La Rudok Risong Chiakang (Qiě kǎn) Maga Zangbo Maga Zangbo Queding Womai Xiong Jibajiawu model village Churkang...
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    Ladakh. Important roads within Ladakh are Nimmu–Padam–Darcha road, Chisumle-Demchok road, etc. Roads within Ladakh, except to Zangskar, are open all year round...
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  • in c. 930. It stretched from the Zoji La at the border of Kashmir to Demchok in the southeast, and included Rudok and other areas presently in Tibet...
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    and the mostly uninhabited Trans-Karakoram Tract, as well as part of the Demchok sector. Sir Creek is a 96 km (60 mi) tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands...
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  • Tangtse river joins it from the left. Historically, the winter caravan route from Leh to Yarkand passed through the village. In modern times, India's strategic...
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  • Chushul (category Villages in Durbuk tehsil)
    along the scenic southern shore of Pangong Tso. "Chushul-Dungti-Fukche-Demchok highway" (CDFD road), along the southern bank of Indus River which marks...
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    Thok Jalung and an area referred to as Demchok Karpo (a holy mountain near the present-day Demchok village). The second son received Guge–Purang (called...
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    Thang, Ladakh (category Villages in Nubra tehsil)
    called Dhothang, Thanga Chathang) is a small village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is in the historical Chorbat region of Baltistan, divided between...
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    Turtuk (category Villages in Nubra tehsil)
    Turtuk is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a small village sandwiched...
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    region, the mostly uninhabited Trans-Karakoram Tract, and part of the Demchok sector. After the partition of India and a rebellion in the western districts...
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  • Takshi (category Villages in Nubra tehsil)
    a remote village in Nubra valley, located on the banks of the Shayok River in the Leh district of UT Ladakh, India. It lies in the historical Chorbat Valley...
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    ISBN 9781134692972. Shen, Zhihua; Xia, Yafeng (2013). "Contested Border: A Historical Investigation into the Sino-Korean Border Issue, 1950-1964". Asian Perspective...
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    joint capital of Ladakh. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh. The seat of the kingdom, Leh Palace...
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  • Durbuk (category Villages in Durbuk tehsil)
    Durbuk or Darbuk, is a village and the headquarters of the eponymous subdivision and block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the...
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  • Chalunka (category Villages in Nubra tehsil)
    Chalunka (also known as Chalunkha or Chulungkha) is a small mountainous village, in Nubra tehsil and Turtuk community development block, in Chorbat area...
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    Chalunka village of Nubra. The Khan of Chorbat moved his capital from Siksa (originally called "Chorbat") to Turtuk in the 18th century. These two villages (now...
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  • Chumar (category Villages in Nyoma tehsil)
    Parang River List of disputed territories of India Line of Actual Control Demchok sector 2013 Depsang standoff Mount Shinowu (Chinese: 斯诺乌山; pinyin: Sī nuò...
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    LAC, when Indian workers began constructing a canal in the border village of Demchok, Ladakh, and Chinese civilians protested with the army's support....
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  • Chuchot Gongma (category Villages in Leh tehsil)
    with the village itself being located on the bank of the historically famous Indus River. Farther away from the bank, the other side of the village has vast...
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  • centuries-old trading relationship. Instead, the "customary route" via Demchok and Tashigang was the only one allowed. Sometime around this, China also...
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    large period of time. In mid-June 2020, chairperson Urgain Chodon of Koyul–Demchok, stated that successive Indian governments (including the current Narendra...
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  • Tangtse (category Villages in Durbuk tehsil)
    or Drangtse (Tibetan: བྲང་རྩེ, Wylie: brang rtse, THL: drang tsé) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Durbuk tehsil...
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