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{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Sia La
| photo =
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| map = India Ladakh#India
| map_caption = Location in Ladakh
| elevation_m = 5589
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| location = [[Ladakh]]; Controlled by [[India]]
(Disputed by [[Pakistan]])<ref name="bbc">India is in control of this part of Kashmir; the Indian claim is disputed by [[Pakistan]]. See e.g. ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/03/kashmir_future/html/default.stm The Future of Kashmir]'' on the [[BBC]] website.</ref> 
| range = Eastern [[Karakoram]] Range
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[[File:Kashmir_map.jpg|thumb|420x346px|right|Indo-Pak mutually-agreed undisputed ''"International Border"'' (IB) in the black line, Indo-Pak ''"Line of Control"'' (LoC) in black dotted line in the north and west, Indo-Sino ''"Line of Actual"'' (LAC) in black dotted line in the east, Indo-Pak line across Siachen in north is ''"Actual Ground Position Line"'' (AGPL). The areas shown in green are the two Pakistani-controlled areas: Gilgit–Baltistan in the north and Azad Kashmir in the south. The area shown in orange is the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and the diagonally-hatched area to the east is the Chinese-controlled area known as Aksai Chin. ''"Territories ceded by Pakistan to China claimed by India"'' in the north is Shaksgam ([[Trans-Karakoram Tract]]).]]
[[File:Un-kashmir-jammu.png|thumb|420x380px|right|[[United Nations]] map of Siachen Glacier showing ''"Point NJ980420"'' (Point NJ9842) as the starting point of the ''"Actual Ground Position Line"'' (AGPL), Goma military camp of Pakistan, [[Nubra River]] valley and Siachen glaciers held by India, and Bilafond La and Sia La (north of NJ9842) also held by India. Masherbrum Range, Baltoro Glacier, Baltoro Glacier, Baltoro Muztagh and K2 are held by Pakistan.]]

'''Sia La''' is a [[mountain pass]] situated on [[Saltoro Mountains|Saltoro Ridge]], in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], some {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} north-northwest of map point [[NJ9842]] which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] as part of the [[Simla Agreement]].<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/368394/the-fight-for-siachen/ The fight for Siachen]</ref> Sia La sits near the Chinese border and immediately northwest of the upper part of the vast [[Siachen Glacier]], connecting that glacier to the Pakistani-controlled Kondus Glacier and valley to the west.

==Geopolitical issues==
{{Main|Siachen Conflict}}
Sia La, as well as nearby passes [[Bilafond La]] and [[Gyong La]], saw military action starting in 1984 during [[Operation Meghdoot]], the first military action of the [[Siachen conflict]], itself being part of larger conflict, the [[Kashmir conflict]].<ref name="Barua">{{cite book |title= The State at War in South Asia (Studies in War, Society, and the Military) |last= Barua |first= Pradeep P. |date=30 June 2005|publisher= University of Nebraska Press |isbn= 978-0-8032-1344-9 |pages=253–255 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FIIQhuAOGaIC&pg=PA253 |access-date=2009-08-06}}</ref> All three passes are currently held by India; However, Pakistan controls a pass just to the west that overlooks Sia La. They call it Conway Saddle & Leghari OP.

== See also ==
; Near the AGPL (Actual Ground Position Line)
* [[NJ9842]] LoC ends and AGPL begins
* [[Gyong La]]
* [[Chumik Glacier]]
* [[Saltoro Mountains]]
* [[Saltoro Kangri]]
* [[Ghent Kangri]]
* [[Bilafond La]]
* [[Indira Col]], AGPL ends at LAC

; Borders
* [[Actual Ground Position Line]] (AGPL)
* [[India–Pakistan border|India–Pakistan International Border]] {IB)
* [[Line of Control]] {LoC)
* [[Line of Actual Control]] (LAC)
* [[Sir Creek]] (SC)
* [[Borders of China]]
* [[Borders of India]]
* [[:Category:Borders of Pakistan|Borders of Pakistan]]

; Conflicts
* [[Kashmir conflict]]
* [[Siachen conflict]]
* [[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian conflict]]
* [[:Category:Territorial disputes of China|List of disputed territories of China]]
* [[List of disputed territories of India]]
* [[:Category:Territorial disputes of Pakistan|List of disputed territories of Pakistan]]
* [[Northern Areas]]
* [[Trans-Karakoram Tract]]

; Operations
* [[Operation Meghdoot]], by India
* [[Operation Rajiv]], by India
* [[Operation Safed Sagar]], by India

; Other related topics
* [[Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces]]
* [[Bana Singh]], after whom Quaid Post was renamed to Bana Top
* [[Dafdar]], westernmost town in Trans-Karakoram Tract
* [[India-China Border Roads]]
* [[List of extreme points of India]]
* [[Sino-Pakistan Agreement]] for transfer of Trans-Karakoram Tract to China

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Citations ==
* {{cite journal |title=Nomenclature in the Karakoram: Discussion |vauthors=Close C, Burrard S, Younghusband F, etal |journal=The Geographical Journal |volume=76 |issue=2 |year=1930 |pages=148–158 |doi=10.2307/1783980 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |jstor=1783980}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501050711/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911020444/http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501050711/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2005 |title=A Slow Thaw |magazine=Time | date=7 November 2005 | access-date=23 May 2010}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.friendsoftibet.org/mediaonfot/2005.04.16-siachen_peace_park_or_war_zone-sanctuary_asia.html Siachen Peace Park]

{{Mountain passes of India}}
{{Ladakh}}

[[Category:Mountain passes of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of India]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Himalayas]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Karakoram]]

{{Ladakh-geo-stub}}

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