Thoise
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Thoise is a military airfield and small village in Shyok Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
, India
, occupying the only large piece of flat land in the area. The airstrip is a critical facility enabling a quick inflow of men and material from the Indian mainland to Siachen, a glacier, helipad and battleground near the Actual Ground Position Line
between India and Pakistan
.
THOISE is not a real name but an acronym: Transit Halt Of Indian Soldiers Enroute (to Siachen). Thoise is about an hour's flight from Delhi. The place is approximately 16 km away from the village of Hundur and 25 km from Disket. It is about 160 km from Leh, the capital of Ladakh
. Thoise is reached via the Khardungla pass, one of the world's highest roads used by motor vehicles.
Thoise is out of bounds for civilians. The last checkpost is at Hundur, at a bridge where photography is not permitted. Indian Oil Corporation Limited is making an oil depot to serve the Indian army
. The construction project is in progress and is monitored from Chandigarh
.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, occupying the only large piece of flat land in the area. The airstrip is a critical facility enabling a quick inflow of men and material from the Indian mainland to Siachen, a glacier, helipad and battleground near the Actual Ground Position Line
Actual Ground Position Line
The Actual Ground Position Line refers to the current position that divides Indian and Pakistani troops at the Siachen Glacier. The line extends from the northernmost point of the LOC to Indira Col.-History:...
between India and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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THOISE is not a real name but an acronym: Transit Halt Of Indian Soldiers Enroute (to Siachen). Thoise is about an hour's flight from Delhi. The place is approximately 16 km away from the village of Hundur and 25 km from Disket. It is about 160 km from Leh, the capital of Ladakh
Ladakh
Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
. Thoise is reached via the Khardungla pass, one of the world's highest roads used by motor vehicles.
Thoise is out of bounds for civilians. The last checkpost is at Hundur, at a bridge where photography is not permitted. Indian Oil Corporation Limited is making an oil depot to serve the Indian army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
. The construction project is in progress and is monitored from Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
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