Zoji La
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Zoji La | ||
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Elevation 3,528 m (11,575 ft) | | |
Traversed by | Srinagar–Leh Highway | |
Location | Ladakh, India | |
Range | Himalayas | |
Coordinates | 34°16′44″N 75°28′19″E / 34.27889°N 75.47194°E | |
Location in Ladakh | ||
Zoji La (sometimes Zojila Pass) is a high
Etymology
According to some sources, Zoji La means the "mountain pass of blizzards".[1] The word for blizzards, however, is བུ་ཡུག་ (wylie bu-yug). Based on oral tradition that survived among the local people, Zoji refers to Du-Zhi-la, the goddess of Tibet’s four seasons. The Du-Zhi-lha-mo legend (དུས་བཞི་ལྷ་མོ ) describes her as the wife of Naropa. Through the ages, her name has evolved to Zojila.[citation needed]
The pass is also referred to as "Zojila Pass", which is a misnomer. The word "pass" is redundant because the suffix "La/Lah" itself means a mountain pass in Tibetan, Ladakhi, and several other languages spoken in the Himalayan region.[notes 1][citation needed]
Location
Zoji La is about 100 km from
History
First Kashmir War
During the
Zoji La tunnel
The Zoji-la Tunnel project was approved by the government in January 2018. Construction was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2018.[3] The 14 km long tunnel will reduce the time to cross the Zoji La from over 3 hours to just 15 minutes. The initial cost of the tunnel is US$930 million. When completed, it will be the longest bidirectional tunnel in Asia.[4][5]
See also
Notes
- , to name only a few.
References
- ^ Zojila Battle of 1948—When Indians Surprised Pakistan with Tanks at 11,553 ft; The Print; 1 November 2019; article; accessed ???
- ISBN 81-7094-012-5. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "PM Modi Inaugurates Zojila Project in Leh: All you need to know about India's longest tunnel". 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Cabinet Approves Zojila Pass Tunnel Project". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Cabinet Nod for Rs 6,809-crore Zojila Tunnel Project Connecting Jammu and Kashmir with Ladakh". The Indian Express. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.