Zoji La (sometimes Zojila Pass) is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas. It is in the Kargil district, Indian Union territory of Ladakh. Located in the...
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Zoji La Tunnel is an under-construction 9.5 m wide, 7.57 m high and 14.2 km long, horseshoe-shaped single-tube, 2 lane road tunnel at the height of 11...
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the foot of the Zoji La pass. Trekkers can also reach the city of Leh—known as "the rooftop of the world"—by crossing over the Zoji La. The Jammu and Kashmir...
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and it was a prime trade route for many centuries. It passed through the Zoji La pass—3,528 metres (11,575 ft)—over the Great Himalayan range, which is...
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assault and capture of Zoji La, Dras and Kargil district in Ladakh by the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948. Zoji La had been seized by...
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highway, surpassing the famed Zoji La. Fotu La is one of two high mountain passes between Leh and Kargil, the other being Namika La. Moving eastwards, the highway...
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the rule of his father Kyide Nyimagon, in c. 930. It stretched from the Zoji La at the border of Kashmir to Demchok in the southeast, and included Rudok...
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effectively held the raiders at bay throughout September and October. When Zoji La fell to the enemy in May 1948, it was vital for the Indians that the pass...
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Mountain Tops (328). GSA: 201. Kumar, Mayank (September 26, 2019). "Not Khardung La, This Is the World's Highest Motorable Pass. Yes, It's in India!". Three Passes...
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over the zig-zag road up and down the hills. Together with the adjacent Zoji-La Tunnel, this geostrategically important tunnel on the NH1 Srinagar-Leh...
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unsuccessful attack was launched by 77 Parachute Brigade (Brig Atal) to capture Zoji La pass. Operation Duck, the earlier epithet for this assault, was renamed...
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flows northwest from Namika La to join the Suru River near Kargil, and the Dras River, which originates near the Zoji La pass and joins the Suru River...
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Iraq (1941) Syria (1941) Malaya (1941–42) Burma (1942–45) Italy (1943–45) Zoji La (1948) Basantar River (1971) Jammu & Kashmir (1947-48) Jammu & Kashmir...
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of the Himalayas, after Mount Everest. The key col for Nanga Parbat is Zoji La in Kashmir Valley, which connects it to higher peaks in the remaining Himalaya-Karakoram...
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Srinagar-Kargil-Leh NH1 in J&K (Zoji La pass tunnel), Leh-Manali Highway in J&K and Himachal Pradesh (Lungalacha La, Bara-lacha la, Tanglang La, Shingo La near Nimo and...
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include Zoji La at 3,528 m (11,575 ft) on the High Himalayas and Fotu La at 4,108 m (13,478 ft) on the Ladakh Range. Despite its lower elevation, Zoji La is...
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from Srinagar was roughly the same as the road that today crosses the Zoji La (pass) to Kargil, then up the Indus Valley to Leh. From Baltistan there...
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district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil. A tourist hub for its high-altitude trekking routes and...
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The Irrawaddy 1942–45, Sittang 1945, Burma 1942–45; Post Independence: Zoji La, Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir 1947–48, Charwa, Punjab 1965, Sylhet, East Pakistan...
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Northeast Connectivity projects Look-East Connectivity projects Z-Morh Tunnel Zoji-la Tunnel Sela tunnel construction to start soon, Business Standard, 21 Nov...
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Kanglatongbi & Malaya, 1941–42 Ninshigum, the Muars & North Africa, 1940–43 Zoji La & Rajauri, 1947 Jammu and Kashmir 1947–48 Phillora & Dograi 1965 Jammu...
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the foot of the Zoji La pass. Trekkers can also reach the city of Leh—known as "the rooftop of the world"—by crossing over the Zoji La. The Jammu and Kashmir...
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months afterwards. No reinforcements were possible due to closure of the Zoji La pass by winter snows. The Ladakhis appealed to Nehru for help....
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Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel : India's longest road tunnel Shinku La tunnel Zoji-la Tunnel Z-Morh Tunnel "Atal Tunnel renamed as 'Atal Tunnel, Rohtang'"...
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installed. Jawahar Tunnel Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel Chattergala Tunnel Zoji-la Tunnel Z-Morh Tunnel Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel NH 44 (former name NH 1A...
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Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel Nandni tunnels Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel Zoji-la Tunnel Z-Morh Tunnel Atal Tunnel Chattergala Tunnel "Centre unveils Rs...
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Ladakh Scouts, marched on foot with full battle packs through a snow bound Zoji La for days to avoid detection. The first unit led by Major R S Sadhu was...
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the Dras River valley branches off from the Suru valley leading to the Zoji La pass and Kashmir. Further north along the Suru valley, one reaches the...
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Shooting also took place in the Kashmir Valley in places like Sonamarg and Zoji La. The film's climax was shot at Sonmarg near the Thajiwas glacier (at 10...
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