Gogra, Ladakh

Gogra
Camping ground and border outpost
Gogra is located in Ladakh
Gogra
Gogra
Coordinates: 34°21′36″N 78°52′26″E / 34.360°N 78.874°E / 34.360; 78.874
Country India
Union territoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
Elevation
[1]
4,750 m (15,570 ft)
Gogra, Ladakh
Traditional Chinese戈格拉
Simplified Chinese戈格拉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGē gélā

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]

  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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hedin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sandhu, Shankar & Dwivedi, 1962 from the Other Side of the Hill (2015), pp. 53–54.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hedin Kograng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Kapadia, Harish (2005), Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks, and Climbs, Indus Publishing, p. 215, ISBN 978-81-7387-181-8
  7. ^ Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak (1890), pp. 256, 334.
  8. ^ Sudha Ramachandran (8 August 2021), "Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra", The Diplomat


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).