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{{Infobox mountain pass<br />
| name = Spanggur Gap<br />
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| location = [[Ladakh]], [[India]] – [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]], [[China]]<br />
| range = [[Pangong Range]]–[[Kailash Range]]<br />
| map = India Ladakh#China Tibet Ngari<br />
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| coords = {{coord|33.573|N|78.78|E|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
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The '''Spanggur Gap''' ({{zh|c=斯潘古爾山口|p=Sī pān gǔ ěr shānkǒu}}) is a {{convert|4900|m|ft}} high mountain pass on the [[Line of Actual Control]] between the [[Ladakh]] union territory of India and the [[Rutog County]], [[Ngari Prefecture]] in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] region of China. It is a gap in the mountains to the south of the [[Pangong Lake]]. To the east of the gap is the [[Spanggur Lake]].<br />
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According to Indian sources, India was in control of the Spanggur Gap during [[Sino-Indian War|the war of 1962]] and there were Indian posts there,<ref><br />
{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Jasjit |title=China's India War, 1962 : looking back to see the future |date=15 March 2013 |publisher=KW Publishers in association with Centre for Air Power Studies |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-93-81904-72-5 |quote=Holding on to Spanggur Gap and Maggar Hill was now considered futile and the posts were asked to withdraw. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p026DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT89 |accessdate=2 October 2017}}<br />
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{{Cite journal |title=Battle of Eastern Ladakh : 1962 Sino-Indian Conflict |last=Thapliyal |first=SV |date=April–June 2005 |journal=Journal of the United Service Institution of India |issue=560 |volume=135 |pages=282–298 |url=https://usiofindia.org/publication/usi-journal/battle-of-eastern-ladakh-1962-sino-indian-conflict-2/ |archive-date=2021-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731100750/http://usiofindia.org/publication/usi-journal/battle-of-eastern-ladakh-1962-sino-indian-conflict-2/}}<br />
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{{Cite web |url=https://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1962war/264-chushul.html |title=存档副本 |access-date=2020-09-13 |archive-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019160727/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1962war/264-chushul.html}}<br />
</ref> but it was taken over by the Chinese army during the Sino-Indian War as the Indian army withdrew in order to bolster defenses of the nearby Indian village of [[Chushul]]. India wants to restore the post and take over the pass.<ref><br />
{{Cite book |last=Praval |first=Major K.C. |title=Chapter 9 |date=1987 |publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxDcxj_wn4C |isbn=9781935501619 |access-date=2020-09-13 |archive-date=2017-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315182847/https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxDcxj_wn4C}}<br />
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{{Cite news |author=Mohan Guruswamy |title=Don't forget the heroes of Rezang La |newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 November 2012 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/dont-forget-the-heroes-of-rezang-la/article4112584.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526002150/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/dont-forget-the-heroes-of-rezang-la/article4112584.ece |archive-date=2014-05-26}}<br />
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[[File:Spanggur_Lake_basin_(US_AMS,_1954).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Spanggur Lake basin (US_AMS,_1954)]]<br />
[[File:Pangong-and-Spanggur-US-Army-map-1954.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Pangong and Spanggur Lake (US_AMS,_1954)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Mountain passes of China}}<br />
{{Mountain passes of India}}<br />
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[[Category:China–India border]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain passes of Tibet]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain passes of China]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain passes of Ladakh]]<br />
[[Category:Mountain passes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Ngari Prefecture]]<br />
[[Category:Borders of Ladakh]]<br />
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