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| Major Passes of the Eastern HimalayasSome of the major passes of eastern himalayas are in the state of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. They are as follows:SikkimNameConnectsNathula passSikkim & TibetJelep LaSikkim & BhutanArunachal PradeshNameConnectsBom Di LaArunachal Pradesh & BhutanDipher PassIndia, China & MyanmarChankan PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarHpungan PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarKumjawng PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarYonggyap PassArunachal Pradesh & TibetMajor Passes of the Western HimalayasSome of the major passes of eastern himalayas are in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir.. They are as follows:Himachal PradeshNameConnectsShipki LaSimla & TibetRohtang PassManali & LahulBara Lacha LaHimachal Pradesh & Jammu and KashmirDebsa PassKullu & Spiti districtsUttarakhandNameConnectsLipu LekhIndia, Nepal & TibetMana PassUttarakhand & TibetMangsha DhuraUttarakhand & TibetMuling LaUttarakhand & TibetNiti PassUttarakhand & TibetJammu & KashmirNameConnectsMintaka PassIndia, China & AfghanistanAghil PassLadakh & ChinaLanak LaIndia & ChinaImis LaLadakh & TibetChang-LaLadakh & TibetKhunjerab PassKashmir & ChinaParpik PassKashmir & ChinaBanihal PassJammu & SrinagarQara Tag LaIndia & Chinaacross Karakoram RangePensi LaKashmir & KargilKhardung Lanear Leh, LadakhPir-Panjal passacross the Pir Panjal range,Jammu & KashmirZoji La PassKashmir a& Leh, KargilFamous Personalities associated with Himalayan PassesAlexander, the Great | The Macedonia conqueror came for his India quest through the Khyber Pass |
| Megasthenes | First Foreign Envoy to India.Fa Hein & Hiuen Tsang–Chinese pilgrims and travelers. Fa Hein was the first Chinese pilgrim who came to IndiaAdi Sankaracharya–For strengthening Hinduism and for establishing the doctrines of Sanathana Dharma |
| Recently in News:Five agreed onBorder Personnel Meetingpoints between India & ChinaNathu La Pass (Sikkim)Chushul Pass (Leh, Ladakh)Bom Di La Pass (Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh)Kibithu (Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh)Daulat Beg Oldi (Ladakh)Lipu Lekh Pass (Uttarakhand, proposed)From June 15, 2020, onwards, there is an ongoing standoff between India and China about theLine of Actual Control (LAC) the de facto border between the two nations. It inevitably resulted in violent clashes between the soldiers of the two countries in the sensitive regions ofLadakh (Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, Hot Springs) &Sikkim.📝 SideNotes- :The Khyber pass in Himalaya connects which of the following countries | Pakistan and Afghanistan(Previous Year PSC Question: Confidential Assistant Grade-II/Various, 2013)Thanks for reading!!! |
Major Passes of the Eastern HimalayasSome of the major passes of eastern himalayas are in the state of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. They are as follows:SikkimNameConnectsNathula passSikkim & TibetJelep LaSikkim & BhutanArunachal PradeshNameConnectsBom Di LaArunachal Pradesh & BhutanDipher PassIndia, China & MyanmarChankan PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarHpungan PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarKumjawng PassArunachal Pradesh & MyanmarYonggyap PassArunachal Pradesh & TibetMajor Passes of the Western HimalayasSome of the major passes of eastern himalayas are in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir.. They are as follows:Himachal PradeshNameConnectsShipki LaSimla & TibetRohtang PassManali & LahulBara Lacha LaHimachal Pradesh & Jammu and KashmirDebsa PassKullu & Spiti districtsUttarakhandNameConnectsLipu LekhIndia, Nepal & TibetMana PassUttarakhand & TibetMangsha DhuraUttarakhand & TibetMuling LaUttarakhand & TibetNiti PassUttarakhand & TibetJammu & KashmirNameConnectsMintaka PassIndia, China & AfghanistanAghil PassLadakh & ChinaLanak LaIndia & ChinaImis LaLadakh & TibetChang-LaLadakh & TibetKhunjerab PassKashmir & ChinaParpik PassKashmir & ChinaBanihal PassJammu & SrinagarQara Tag LaIndia & Chinaacross Karakoram RangePensi LaKashmir & KargilKhardung Lanear Leh, LadakhPir-Panjal passacross the Pir Panjal range,Jammu & KashmirZoji La PassKashmir a& Leh, KargilFamous Personalities associated with Himalayan PassesAlexander, the Great
The Macedonia conqueror came for his India quest through the Khyber Pass
Megasthenes
First Foreign Envoy to India.Fa Hein & Hiuen Tsang–Chinese pilgrims and travelers. Fa Hein was the first Chinese pilgrim who came to IndiaAdi Sankaracharya–For strengthening Hinduism and for establishing the doctrines of Sanathana Dharma
Recently in News:Five agreed onBorder Personnel Meetingpoints between India & ChinaNathu La Pass (Sikkim)Chushul Pass (Leh, Ladakh)Bom Di La Pass (Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh)Kibithu (Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh)Daulat Beg Oldi (Ladakh)Lipu Lekh Pass (Uttarakhand, proposed)From June 15, 2020, onwards, there is an ongoing standoff between India and China about theLine of Actual Control (LAC) the de facto border between the two nations. It inevitably resulted in violent clashes between the soldiers of the two countries in the sensitive regions ofLadakh (Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, Hot Springs) &Sikkim.📝 SideNotes- :The Khyber pass in Himalaya connects which of the following countries
Pakistan and Afghanistan(Previous Year PSC Question: Confidential Assistant Grade-II/Various, 2013)Thanks for reading!!!