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Sia La is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, in
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, some north-northwest of map point
NJ9842 NJ9842, also called NJ 980420 (in full: NJ 38 98000, 13 42000, yard based Indian Grid Coordinates), is the northernmost demarcated point of the India-Pakistan cease fire line in Kashmir known as the Line of Control (LoC). The India–Pakistan A ...
which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between
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as part of the
Simla Agreement The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which ...
.The fight for Siachen
/ref> Sia La sits near the Chinese border and immediately northwest of the upper part of the vast
Siachen Glacier The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Ka ...
, connecting that glacier to the Pakistani-controlled Kondus Glacier and valley to the west.


Geopolitical issues

Sia La, as well as nearby passes
Bilafond La Bilafond La (meaning "Pass of the Butterflies" in Balti language, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 wh ...
and Gyong La, saw military action starting in 1984 during Operation Meghdoot, the first military action of the Siachen conflict, itself being part of larger conflict, the Kashmir conflict. All three passes are currently held by India; However, Pakistan controls a pass just to the west that overlooks Sia La. They call it Conway Saddle & Leghari OP.


See also

; Near the AGPL (Actual Ground Position Line) *
NJ9842 NJ9842, also called NJ 980420 (in full: NJ 38 98000, 13 42000, yard based Indian Grid Coordinates), is the northernmost demarcated point of the India-Pakistan cease fire line in Kashmir known as the Line of Control (LoC). The India–Pakistan A ...
LoC ends and AGPL begins * Gyong La * Chumik Glacier * Saltoro Mountains * Saltoro Kangri * Ghent Kangri *
Bilafond La Bilafond La (meaning "Pass of the Butterflies" in Balti language, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 wh ...
* Indira Col, AGPL ends at LAC ; Borders * Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) * India–Pakistan International Border {IB) * Line of Control {LoC) *
Line of Actual Control The Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the context of the Sino-Indian border dispute, is a notional demarcation lineAnanth KrishnanLine of Actual Control , India-China: the line of actual contest, 13 June 2020: "In contrast, the alignment o ...
(LAC) *
Sir Creek Sir Creek ( ), originally Ban Ganga, is a 96-km (60-mi) tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between India and Pakistan. The creek flows into the Arabian Sea and separates Gujarat state in India fro ...
(SC) * Borders of China * Borders of India *
Borders of Pakistan The Geography of Pakistan ( ur, ) is a profound blend of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Arabian Sea in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalaya ...
; Conflicts * Kashmir conflict * Siachen conflict * Sino-Indian conflict * List of disputed territories of China * List of disputed territories of India * List of disputed territories of Pakistan * Northern Areas * Trans-Karakoram Tract ; Operations * Operation Meghdoot, by India * Operation Rajiv, by India *
Operation Safed Sagar Operation Safed Sagar ( hi, ऑपरेशन सफेद सागर, lit. "Operation White Ocean") was the code name assigned to the Indian Air Force's role in acting jointly with the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil war that was aim ...
, by India ; Other related topics * Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces * Bana Singh, after whom Quaid Post was renamed to Bana Top * Dafdar, westernmost town in Trans-Karakoram Tract * India-China Border Roads * List of extreme points of India * Sino-Pakistan Agreement for transfer of Trans-Karakoram Tract to China


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Siachen Peace Park
Mountain passes of Ladakh Mountain passes of India Mountain passes of the Himalayas Mountain passes of the Karakoram {{Ladakh-geo-stub