Shipki La

Summary

Shipki La is a mountain pass^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shipki La is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Shipki La is in the country of India^[4].
• Shipki La's image is recorded as "Hungarung Pass in the Himalayas" (nowadays called Shipki La, where the Sutlej River enters India from Tibet), from the Illustrated London News, 1856.jpg^[5].
• Shipki La's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[6].
• Shipki La's instance of is recorded as border checkpoint^[7].
• Shipki La's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242327558^[8].
• Shipki La's part of is recorded as China–India border^[9].
• Shipki La's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.816666666667, 'lon': 78.75}^[10].
• Shipki La's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f91lf^[11].
• Shipki La's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1256496^[12].
• Shipki La's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5669'}^[13].
• Shipki La's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2111108^[14].
• Shipki La's mountain range is recorded as Himalayas^[15].

Body

Geography

Country listings include People's Republic of China^[3], a sovereign state^[16], in People's Republic of China^[17], founded in 1949^[18] and India^[4], a country^[19], in India^[20], founded in 1947^[21]. Shipki La's part of is recorded as China–India border^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Shipki La's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5669'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain pass^[6] and border checkpoint^[7].

Why It Matters

Shipki La ranks in the top 5% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]