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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shangruti
Shangruti (Urdu: شنگروتی) is a mountain peak located on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Kharmang District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It has a height of 17,531 feet (5,343 m).

The east–west-running watershed ridge next to Shangruti, referred to as the Shangruti ridge, serves as the de facto border between Pakistan-administered Baltistan and Indian-administered Ladakh.

Maps

  • SoI map, 1916
    SoI map, 1916
  • SoI map, 1928
    SoI map, 1928
  • SoI map, 1946, showing the 1948 LoC
    SoI map, 1946, showing the 1948 LoC
  • AMS map, 1955
    AMS map, 1955

See also

References

  1. ^ Malik, V. P. (2010). Kargil from Surprise to Victory (paperback ed.). HarperCollins Publishers India. p. 191. ISBN 9789350293133.
  2. ^ Cheema, Brig Amar (2015), The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective, Lancer Publishers, p. 519, ISBN 978-81-7062-301-4


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