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| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahul and Spiti district|Lahul and Spiti]]
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'''Kaurik''' is village in the [[Lahul and Spiti district]], in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. It is in the valley of the [[Parang River]] (also called Pare Chu) before its confluence with the [[Spiti River]]. It is close to the border with [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]]. The Tibetan village on the opposite of the border is Tsurup Sumgyi (or Tsosib Sumkyil).<ref>
[https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070610/spectrum/main1.htm Spiti: Legend & lore], Spectrum (Tribune India), 10 June 2007.
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Kaurik is connected to the rest of India through Kaurik-Sumdo Road, which is one of the [[India-China Border Roads]]. Sumdo is connected to the rest of India through two national highways - the [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH 5]] Sumdo-[[Nako, Himachal Pradesh|Nako]]-[[Shimla]] Highway through [[Kinnaur district]] and the [[National Highway 505 (India)|NH 505]] Sumdo-[[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh|Kaza]]-Gramphu-[[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] highway through [[Spiti River]] valley which remains closed for 7 months due to lack of road tunnel at snow-clad [[Kunzum Pass]] (4,551 m or 14,931 ft).<ref name=kaur1>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bro-restores-sumdho-gramphu-road-after-seven-months-258395 BRO restores Sumdho-Gramphu road after seven months], The Tribune, 26 May 2021.</ref>

In 1975, landslides during an earthquake completely destroyed the village situated in Kaurik,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chawla|first=Noni|date=30 November 2015|title=A road trip to Spiti in Himachal Pradesh|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/46832/a-road-trip-to-spiti-in-himachal-pradesh|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Outlook India (Outlook Traveller)|language=en}}</ref><ref>Srivastava, Lakshman Saran, "[https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session4/10/?utm_source=scholarsmine.mst.edu%2Ficchge%2F2icchge%2F2icchge-session4%2F10&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages Landslides in Rock Slopes During January 19, 1975, Kinnaur Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh, India]" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 10.</ref> Though Kaurik is [mistakenly] claimed to be India's last village on the [[Line of Actual Control]] (LAC) in Sumdo-Kaurik sector,<ref name=kaur1/> in reality the Lepcha village, which is further one hour hike from Kaurik towards LAC, is the last habitation in India. Largest number of survivors of Kaurik village now reside in Hoorling village in this area. The Lepcha village and the ruins of Kaurik are in a restricted area under [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP) control and civilians require permission from [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate|SDM]] office at Kaza.

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