User:MarkH21/Demchok
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Demchok (Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག, Wylie: Demchog, ZYPY: Dêmqog, historical: bDe-mChog[2]) is a village and military encampment in the disputed Demchok sector between China and India. The village is claimed by India as part of the Nyoma tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh by India,[3][4] and claimed by China as part of the Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.[5]: 39 The combined village had a population of about 150 in 2005.[1]
Demchok
ཌེམ་ཆོག་ Dêmqog, bDe-mChog | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32.699910°N 79.449520°E / 32.699910; 79.449520 | |
country | India, China |
region | Indian-administered Kashmir, Tibet Autonomous Region |
province | Ladakh, Ngari Prefecture |
district | Leh, Gar |
subdistrict | Nyoma, Zhaxigang |
Elevation | 4,240 m (13,920 ft) |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 150 |
Time zones | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
UTC+8:00 (CST) |
Dêmqog | |||||||
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Chinese | 典角村 | ||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Diǎnjiǎocūn | ||||||
Literal meaning | Dêmqog village | ||||||
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The Line of Actual Control (LAC) passes through the village, following the Charding Nullah upstream from the nearby Indus River. The part of the village on the northwestern bank of the river is administered by India, while the part of the village on the southeastern bank of the river is administered by China.[6] The Indian-claimed border extends 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Demchok, while the Chinese-claimed border extends 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Demchok.[5]: 39, 48