Shyok (village)
Shyok village
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Shyok or Shayok is a village on the bank of the
Yarkand passed through the village. In modern times, India's strategic road to its border post at Daulat Beg Oldi
uses the same route.
Geography
Shyok is connected to
Pangong
via the Kharu-Pangong Road.
A northwest road connects it beyond Agham to
Panamik 120 km and Sasoma
133 km, along the Shyok River valley.
Caravan route
Till 1937, between Ladakh and Kashgar (in Xinjiang) on Shyok-DBO route via Karakoram Pass there were frequent trade caravans.[3]
Strategic role
Shyok has geostrategic importance as it is the last Indian village on the 235 km long
Indian Military, and civilians are not allowed to travel from Shyok to DBO.[3][4] Sasoma–Saser La Road will provide alternative connectivity to DBO.[5][6][7]
See also
- India-China Border Roads
- Line of Actual Control
- Sino-Indian border dispute
References
- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ Agam-Shyok-Durbuk Road mapped on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b India completes vital Ladakh road, The Tribune, 23 April 2019.
- ^ India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row, Hindustan Times, 9 July 2020.
- ^ Singh, Rahul; Choudhury, Sunetra (9 June 2020). "India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "World's First Galciated Motorable Road Being Laid in Ladakh by BRO Amid Extreme Weather Conditions". CNN-News18. PTI. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "World's 'first' glaciated road coming up in Ladakh region of Kashmir". Greater Kashmir. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
