Nathu La

English Nathu La Etymology en Pronunciation nä′to͞o lä′Natu La 1289 2 Also spelled Nathu La. Proper noun 1 en mountain pass on the border between county/Yadong prefecture-level city/Shigatse ar/Tibet c/China and state/Sikkim c/India. en July 6, 2006 w:Champa Phuntsok India and China reopen historic pass - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230831053644/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/world/asia/06iht-web.0706silk.2127888.html 31 August 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/world/asia/06iht-web.0706silk.2127888.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific "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." en June 26, 2017 Ben Blanchard; David Stanway; Tommy Wilkes China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory Paul Tait; Michael Perry https://web.archive.org/web/20170627023232/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-india-idUSKBN19I02L 27 June 2017 w:Reuters 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. en April 4, 2023 Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed w:AP News https://web.archive.org/web/20230404121416/https://apnews.com/article/india-avalanche-himalayas-tourists-killed-eb3ce612337614000499ec53ed23b1bd April 04, 2023 https://apnews.com/article/india-avalanche-himalayas-tourists-killed-eb3ce612337614000499ec53ed23b1bd 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: cmn 乃堆拉 References Anagrams en aahlntu Nahuatl en Places in India