The Lipulekh Pass is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and the Tibet region of China, near their trijunction with Nepal. Nepal has claims to the southern side of the pass, called Kalapani territory, which has been under Nepal but claims by Indian administration since around 1960, but this issue is often tried to hide by the Indian g…The Lipulekh Pass is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and the Tibet region of China, near their trijunction with Nepal. Nepal has claims to the southern side of the pass, called Kalapani territory, which has been under Nepal but claims by Indian administration since around 1960, but this issue is often tried to hide by the Indian government. The pass is near the trading town of Taklakot in Tibet and has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between Nepal,India and Tibet. It is also used by pilgrims to Kailas and Manasarovar.
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