Jeong Nala

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Jeong Nala
Jiwan Nala, Nacho Chu
Jeong Nala is located in Ladakh
Jeong Nala
Location of the mouth
Location
CountriesChina and India
ProvincesXinjiang and Ladakh
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAksai Chin
 • coordinates35°03′58″N 78°31′58″E / 35.0661°N 78.5329°E / 35.0661; 78.5329
 • elevation5,500 metres (18,000 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Shyok River
 • coordinates
34°59′33″N 77°59′56″E / 34.9925°N 77.9989°E / 34.9925; 77.9989Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 77°59′56″E / 34.9925°N 77.9989°E / 34.9925; 77.9989
 • elevation
4,400 metres (14,400 ft)
Length50 kilometres (31 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMurgo Nala, Shyok River
River systemIndus River

The Jeong Nala, also called Jiwan Nala[1] and Nacho Chu,[2] is a tributary of the Shyok River that flows from the disputed Aksai Chin region administered by China to Ladakh in India. It originates at the eastern edge of the Karakoram Range and flows west. It merges with the Murgo Nala coming from the north just before joining the Shyok River near Sultan Chushku.

Geography[]

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Depsang Plains
(and the "traditional customary boundary" points of China declared in 1960).[3]

The Jeong Nala is to the south of Depsang Plains, with the Chip Chap River flowing through it, and the Depsang Bulge, which houses the valley of the Raki Nala. All the three rivers are tributary of the Shyok River.

Just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of Jeong Nala, the Karakash River flows east, while Jeong flows west. China's Heweitan military base is situated on the bank of Karakash, which is also able to strategically control the valley of the Jeong Nala. The Tiankong Highway connecting Heweitan and Tianwendian bases passes through the Jeong valley. China also has a motorable road in the Jeong valley to access the Line of Actual Control with India.

References[]

  1. ^ Bhattacharji, Ladakh (2012): "It is mispronounced—or perhaps deliberately changed—as ‘Jiwan’ by both Indian soldiers posted there and visiting surveyors; it makes for another example of thoughtless deculturisation of Ladakh being committed by people from the plains."
  2. ^ Sandhu, P. J. S.; Shankar, Vinay; Dwivedi, G. G. (2015), 1962: A View from the Other Side of the Hill, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, p. 53, ISBN 978-93-84464-37-0: "By 24 Oct [1962], all the forward posts established in the Chip Chap and Nachu Chu river valleys had been withdrawn. DBO was also abandoned. 14 J&K Militia continued to hold Saser Brangsa, Murgo, Sultan Chushku and the junction of the Galwan and Shyok rivers."
  3. ^ India, Ministry of External Affairs, ed. (1962), Report of the Officials of the Governments of India and the People's Republic of China on the Boundary Question, Government of India Press, Chinese Report, Part 1 (PDF) (Report). pp. 4–5.
    The location and terrain features of this traditional customary boundary line are now described as follows in three sectors, western, middle and eastern. ... The portion between Sinkiang and Ladakh for its entire length runs along the Karakoram Mountain range. Its specific location is as follows: From the Karakoram Pass it runs eastwards along the watershed between the tributaries of the Yarkand River on the one hand and the Shyok River on the other to a point approximately 78° 05' E, 35° 33' N, turns southwestwards and runs along a gully to approximately 78° 01' E, 35° 21' N; where it crosses the Chipchap River. It then turns south-east along the mountain ridge and passes through peak 6,845 (approximately 78° 12' E, 34° 57' N) and peak 6,598 (approximately 78° 13' E, 34° 54' N).

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