Lipulekh Pass

The Lipulekh Pass or Qiang La is a Himalayan pass on the border between , and the region of China, near their trijunction with .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 5,084 metres
  • Description: Mountain pass on the India–China border
  • Also known as: “Li-p’u-lieh-k’o Shan-k’ou”, “Lipu Lekh Pass”, “Lipu Pass”, “Lipu-lak-la”, “Lipu-Lekh Pass”, “Lipulek La”, and “强拉/里普列克山口 लिपुलेक भञ्ज्याङ”

Lipulekh Pass

Latitude
30.23291° or 30° 13′ 59″ north
Longitude
81.02851° or 81° 1′ 43″ east
Elevation
5,084 metres (16,680 feet)
Open location code
8M2362MH+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2119829073
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
1264883
Wiki­data ID
Q6557246
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Satellite Map

Discover Lipulekh Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Lipulekh Pass” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “লিপুলেখ গিরিপথ”
  • Cebuano: “Lipu Lekh Pass”
  • Chinese: “Lǐ pǔ liè kè shānkǒu”
  • Chinese: “里普列克山口”
  • German: “Lipulekh-Pass”
  • Gujarati: “લિપુલેખ ઘાટ”
  • Hindi: “लिपुलेख दर्रा”
  • Hindi: “लिपुलेख ला”
  • Indonesian: “Jalur Lipulekh”
  • Japanese: “リプケーシュ峠”
  • Japanese: “リプレク峠”
  • Japanese: “リプレケー峠”
  • Kannada: “ಓಂ ಪರ್ವತ”
  • Nepali: “लिपुलेक भञ्ज्याङ”
  • Nepali: “लिपुलेक”
  • Panjabi: “ਲਿਪੁਲੇਖ ਦਰਾ”
  • Russian: “Липулех”
  • Swedish: “Lipu Lekh Pass”
  • Swedish: “Qang La”
  • Tamil: “லிபுலேக்”
  • Telugu: “లిపులేఖ్ కనుమ”
  • Western Panjabi: “لیپولیکھ درہ”

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