Shipki La

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Shipki La
Traversed by	Indian National Highway 22
Location	China / India
Coordinates	31°49′N 78°45′E / 31.817°N 78.750°E / 31.817; 78.750Coordinates: 31°49′N 78°45′E / 31.817°N 78.750°E / 31.817; 78.750

Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border. The river Sutlej enters India (from Tibet) through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road.

It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet Autonomous Region in People's Republic of China. The pass is India's third border post for trade with Tibet after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.

Currently, the border is used only for small-scale local trade across the border.^[1] Like other border passes along the India-Tibet border, the border is no longer open for non-residents. Most people travelling between India and Tibet by land travel via Nepal.

NH 22, the road towards Shipki La

Sino-Indian trade

It was suggested NH 22 could be used as a route for land access to the Arabian Sea as the Karakoram Highway is much more treacherous for transport. This opening of the border at Shipki La is claimed to potentially increase trade on both sides of the border.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/Chinese-horses-Bought-for-peanuts-sold-at-a-premium/Article1-777475.aspx
↑ "India-China Bhai Bhai revisited - India Global News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.

Indian mountain pass

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Western Ghats	Amba Ghat Bhor Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kasara Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Varandha Ghat

Others	Asirgarh Haldighati Pass

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Shipki La

Sino-Indian trade

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