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'''Demchok''' or "New Demchok" is a small village and military encampment in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Demchok sector south of [[Aksai Chin]], in the [[Ladakh]] district of Kashmir. The [[Line of Actual Control]] (LAC) passes along the southeast side of the village, following a wadi just upstream from the nearby [[Indus River]]. Across the wadi, less than a kilometer away, is the Chinese-administered village, called [[Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture|Dêmqog]], in the Ngari Prefecture within [[Tibet]]. This village was on an old route linking Ladakh and Tibet, currently closed.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/02/stories/2005080212731300.htm hindu.com - Ladakhis await re-opening of historic Tibet route]</ref> The village lies 36.5 km east of [[Ukdungle]].

Though the Kailash Mansarovar is 300 km away, the route there is mostly through plains <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=44243 |title=expressindia.com - ‘Issue of opening Demchok road with China taken up’ |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=2012-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919112520/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=44243 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and there is demand to improve and open a road linking China and Northern Pakistan through Demchok. Islamabad says that this is part of China, however India rejects this and claims the territory to be part of New Delhi's administration.

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[[Category:Kashmir]]
[[Category:Territorial disputes of India]]
[[Category:Territorial disputes of China]]

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