{"id":352195,"date":"2025-12-17T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352195"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:56:18","slug":"cho-la-and-dok-la-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cho-la-and-dok-la-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cho La and Dok La Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Cho-La and Dok-La were opened for tourists under the Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan initiative on December 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352197\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=338%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cho La and Dok La Passes\" width=\"338\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Print.jpg?w=1319&amp;ssl=1 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; The Print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Cho La Pass<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Cho-La Pass is a <strong>high-altitude mountain pass<\/strong> in <strong>east Sikkim,<\/strong> located in the eastern Himalayas along the <strong>India\u2013China border<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Altitude: <\/strong>It is situated at an altitude of <strong>around 17,780 feet<\/strong> above mean sea level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong> It was a major site of <strong>military skirmishes<\/strong> between the <strong>Indian Army and the Chinese<\/strong> People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) in <strong>1967<\/strong>, which resulted in a <strong>strategic victory for India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Dok La (Doklam) Pass<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dok-La, also known as <strong>Doklam<\/strong>, is a high-altitude plateau <strong>located at the tri-junction of India, Bhutan, and China.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It lies in the <strong>Chumbi Valley.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Altitude: <\/strong>It is situated at an altitude of <strong>around 15,600 feet<\/strong> above sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The pass is about <strong>68 km east of Gangtok.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong> It gained international attention in <strong>2017<\/strong> during a 73-day <strong>military standoff<\/strong> between Indian and Chinese troops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong><strong>trategic importance<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The area holds strategic importance because of its <strong>proximity to the Siliguri Corridor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Cho-La and Dok-La were opened for tourists under the Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan initiative on December 15, 2025. About Cho La Pass Location: Cho-La Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in east Sikkim, located in the eastern Himalayas along the India\u2013China border. 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