| Dehra Compass | |
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  Dehra Compass | |
 Interactive map of Dehra Compass | |
| Elevation | 5,450 m (17,881 ft) |
| Location | Xinjiang,China |
| Coordinates | 34°55′41″N78°41′32″E / 34.928192°N 78.69214°E /34.928192; 78.69214 |
Dehra Compass orDehra Kompas (迪拉村) is the location of a historical caravan campsite inAksai Chin. It is under Chinese control and claimed by India. Historically, the camp was used by caravans journeying between theIndian subcontinent andTarim Basin. It was traversed by European explorers during the 1800s.[1] At one point, there were stone shelters constructed at this location to facilitate camping.[2]
'Dehra' is derived from thePunjabi andSeraiki language word 'dera', meaning camp, while 'Compass' comes from the name of a survey officer, Kompas Walla.[3]
In theevents leading to the Sino-Indian War, Indian patrols used Kompas La and Dehra Compass to monitor the area.[2] Chinese troops gained control of this area after May 1961.[4][5][6]
Kompas La orDehra La (Chinese:迪拉山口) is the pass through a nearbymountain spur. Historically the pass was to the south reached an elevation of 18,160 feet (5,540 m).[1] Present day, the vehicle accessible gravel road routed to the east, while still one of the highest in the world, only reaches elevation of 5,476 metres (17,966 ft),[7] serving the Chineseborder outpost ofHeweitan to the west.[citation needed]
(p182) and then goes over a spur (Kompás La) 18,160 feet in height and descends into the bed of Kárákásh River (p189) The highest elevation at which our tents were pitched was at Dehra Kompás camp, 17,890 feet above sea-level
... to look for further evidence of the P.L.A. penetration in the Region. After crossing a mountain pass, Dehra La, Karam reached Dehra Compass (Lat. 34 degrees 56 minutes N, Long. 78 degrees 41 minutes E, Elevation 5450 metres) well before the last light. The place had quite a few stone huts suitable for stay. There were again unmistakable signs of some people having halted there not long ago.
After May 1961 Chinese troops occupied Dehra Compass
Shortly thereafter Chinese troops occupied Dehra Compass
Kompas La is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 5.476m (17,965ft) ... The road to the summit, also known as Dehra Compass, is gravel, rocky, tippy and bumpy at times.
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