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'''Thoise''' or '''Thoise Airbase''' is a military airfield<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IN73136| title=World Aeroport Data|access-date=2008-02-12}}</ref> {{Airport codes||VI57}}<ref name="Thoise_Airport">{{cite web|url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/india/thoise-83854.html|title=Thoise Airport Code|work=World Airport Codes|access-date=3 February | '''Thoise''' or '''Thoise Airbase''' is a military airfield<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IN73136| title=World Aeroport Data|access-date=2008-02-12}}</ref> {{Airport codes||VI57}}<ref name="Thoise_Airport">{{cite web|url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/india/thoise-83854.html|title=Thoise Airport Code|work=World Airport Codes|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> and small village in [[Nubra]] region of [[Ladakh]], [[India]], occupying the only large piece of flat land in the area. The airstrip is a critical facility enabling a quick inflow of men and material from the Indian interior to [[Siachen]], a glacier, helipad and battleground near the [[Actual Ground Position Line]] between India and [[Pakistan]]. | ||
Thoise is nearly 16 km from [[Hundar, India|Hundar]], 25 km from [[Diskit]] and the road further leads to [[Turtuk]] which lies near India-Pakistan [[Line of Control]] (LoC). It is about 160 km from [[Leh]], the capital of [[Ladakh]]. Thoise is reached via the [[Khardung La]] mountain pass, one of the world's highest roads used by motor vehicles. | Thoise is nearly 16 km from [[Hundar, India|Hundar]], 25 km from [[Diskit]] and the road further leads to [[Turtuk]] which lies near India-Pakistan [[Line of Control]] (LoC). It is about 160 km from [[Leh]], the capital of [[Ladakh]]. Thoise is reached via the [[Khardung La]] mountain pass, one of the world's highest roads used by motor vehicles. | ||