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Shangruti
شنگروتی
Shangruti شنگروتی is located in Gilgit BaltistanShangruti شنگروتیShangruti
شنگروتیLocation in Gilgit-Baltistan
Highest point
Elevation17,531 ft (5,343 m)
Coordinates34°44′36″N 76°23′51″E / 34.7434530°N 76.3975707°E / 34.7434530; 76.3975707
Geography
LocationSkardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Parent rangeLadakh Range

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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