Jianan Pass

Jianan Pass
加南达坂
Jianan Pass is located in Ladakh
Jianan Pass
Jianan Pass
Jianan Pass is located in Southern Xinjiang
Jianan Pass
Jianan Pass
Elevation5,355 m (17,569 ft)
LocationLadakh (India), Xinjiang (China)
RangeKarakoram Range
Coordinates34°32′33″N 78°38′04″E / 34.5425°N 78.6344°E / 34.5425; 78.6344

Jianan Pass (Chinese: 加南达坂; pinyin: Jiā nán dá bǎn) is a mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram Range near the Chang Chenmo Valley. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China runs through the pass dividing the Indian-administered Ladakh and Chinese-administered Aksai Chin. The pass lies on the watershed between Kugrang and Galwan river basins. The Changlung river basin is also immediately to the east of the pass. While China uses the name "Jianan Daban" for the pass, India refers to it as Patrol Point 15 (PP-15) for border security purposes.[1] The term "Hot Springs" has also been used by Indian media through misapplication of terminology.[a]

The region around the pass is part of the Sino-Indian border dispute. China advanced its border claims between 1956 and 1960, eventually claiming the Galwan river basin to the north of the pass, while India continued to claim the entire Aksai Chin plateau. India set up an advance post to the north of the Jianan Pass in 1962, near the Galwan Valley, which caused an "apogee of tension".[4] During the 1962 war, China attacked the post and eliminated it, enforcing its territorial claims.

During the 2020–2022 skirmishes, the area around the pass was again a scene of contest.[1][5] The standoff was finally resolved in September 2022, with a disengagement formula agreed.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Panag sticking points was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sushant Singh, Chinese intrusions at 3 places in Ladakh, Army chief takes stock, The Indian Express, 24 May 2020. "Sources said Chinese soldiers have crossed the LAC at three places — at Hot Springs and in two locations 15-20 km to the north-west, Patrolling Point 14 (PP-14) and PP-15."
  3. ^ Sudha Ramachandran (8 August 2021), "Indian and Chinese Troops Disengage from Gogra", The Diplomat
  4. ^ Fravel, M. Taylor (2008), Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes, Princeton University Press, p. 186, ISBN 978-1-4008-2887-6
  5. ^ Deeptiman Tiwary, India said no to China proposal on pullback from Hot Springs, The Indian Express, 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference PTI 10 Sep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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