Kuthi Valley

Kuti Valley
Kuti Valley
Kuti
Length	30 km (19 mi)
Geography
Country	India ; Nepal
State	Uttrakhand ; Sudurpashchim Province
Region	Dharchula; Darchula
District	Pithoragarh ; Darchula
Coordinates	30°19′N 80°46′E / 30.31°N 80.76°E

Kuti Valley is a Himalayan valley, an area administered by India and also claimed by Nepal, is situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttrakhand state of India. It is the last valley before the border with Tibet. It runs along the Limpiyadhura Pass & Adi Kailash in northwest to Gunji in southeast axis, formed by the river Kuti Yankti, which is one of the headwaters of the Kali River. It is reached by the Pithoragagh-Lipulekh Pass Highway (PLPH).

This valley is mainly dominated by Byansis, one of the four Bhotiya communities of Kumaon, with the others being Johar, Darmiya and Chaudansi.^[1]^[2] In May 2020, Nepal laid claim to the northeastern half of the valley, claiming that Kuthi Yanki represented the Kali River and it was meant to be Nepal's border as per the 1816 Sugauli Treaty.

^ Bergmann, Confluent territories and overlapping sovereignties (2016), p. 89.
^ Chatterjee, The Bhotias of Uttarakhand (1976), pp. 8–9: "[...] the four Kumaon Bhotia communities, viz., the Johar, the Darma, the Chaudans and the Byans, share greater similarities among themselves"

[FOOTNOTEBergmann,_Confluent_territories_and_overlapping_sovereignties201689-1] Bergmann, Confluent territories and overlapping sovereignties (2016), p. 89.

[2] Chatterjee, The Bhotias of Uttarakhand (1976), pp. 8–9: "[...] the four Kumaon Bhotia communities, viz., the Johar, the Darma, the Chaudans and the Byans, share greater similarities among themselves"

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