Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture

Dêmqog

ཌེམ་ཆོག་
Town
Dêmqog

ཌེམ་ཆོག་

Location within Tibet

Coordinates: 32°41′40″N 79°27′45″E / 32.69444°N 79.46250°ECoordinates: 32°41′40″N 79°27′45″E / 32.69444°N 79.46250°E
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Ngari Prefecture
Elevation 4,240 m (13,920 ft)
Population
  Total 150
  Major Nationalities Tibetan
  Regional dialect Tibetan language

Dêmqog (Chinese: 典角 ; Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག་) is a small village in the Chinese-controlled portion of the disputed Demchok sector between China and India and is administered as part of the Tibet Autonomous Region by China. It lies a kilometer east, across a wadi forming the China-India Line of Actual Control, from the Indian-controlled village and border facility of Demchok or "New Demchok."[1]

The combined Chinese-Indian village has a population of about 150.[2] The village lies 22.7 miles east of Ukdungle (India) and 16.2 miles south of Lekong Yok.

See also

References

  1. "Ladakhis deplore Krishna's remark on Demchok road". Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  2. hindu.com - Ladakhis await re-opening of historic Tibet route

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