Shipki La
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Overview
Shipki La is a pass between Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, where the Sutlej enters India from its source near Rakas Tal.
Like Nathu La, it has been used for border trade.
It is in Kinnaur district, and the old Hindustan–Tibet road ran towards it.
The pass is one of three notified border-trade points with China, along with Nathu La and Lipulekh.
The Sutlej, called the Langqen Zangbo in Tibet, flows through a deep gorge here into Kinnaur.
The pass is at about 3,930 m.
It is in the Kinnaur district.
It is closed in winter.
It is a key border post.
Geography and key facts
- Himachal Pradesh–Tibet pass
- The Sutlej enters India here
- Border trade route
- Kinnaur district
- One of three India–China border trade points
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked with the Himalayan passes in a 2007 question.
Note for UPSC
Himachal Pradesh–Tibet pass where the Sutlej enters India.
Passes are often asked as state–pass pairs or in a north-to-south order; learn which places each pass links.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2007 · Q17Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Shipki La.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain pass
- State / UT
- Himachal Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 31.817°N, 78.750°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2007
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