Nathu La

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nathu La

1. A mountain pass on the border between Yadong, Shigatse, Tibet, China and Sikkim, India.
   • 2006 July 6, Champa Phuntsok, quotee, “India and China reopen historic pass - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 August 2023, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     "The opening of the border pass at Nathu La after 44 years marks the beginning of a new era in Sino-Indian relations," Phuntsok said. "I hope the border people of these two great nations will benefit from this."

   • 2017 June 26, Ben Blanchard, David Stanway, Tommy Wilkes, “China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory”, in Paul Tait, Michael Perry, editors, Reuters‎^[3], archived from the original on 27 June 2017‎^[4]:

     Nathu La connects India to Hindu and Buddhist sites in the region and was the site of a fierce border clash between Chinese and Indian troops in 1967.

   • 2023 April 4, “Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed”, in AP News‎^[5], archived from the original on April 04, 2023‎^[6]:

     India’s Border Roads Organization said the tourists were hit by the avalanche near the Nathu La mountain pass in Sikkim state. A video released by the Indian army showed rescuers digging through the snow to find an undetermined number of missing people swept away by the avalanche down a mountain slope.
     Nathu La mountain pass is along the border with China and is a major tourist destination.

Translations

mountain pass

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乃堆拉 (zh) (Nǎiduīlā)

Anagrams

• Nahuatl