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{{Infobox Mountain Pass
{{Short description|Mountain pass in Ladakh, India}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| Name = Sasser Pass
| Photo = Sasser Pass, Nubra ca. 1857.jpg
| name = Saser Pass
| Caption = Sasser Pass, Nubra c. 1857
| photo = Sasser Pass, Nubra ca. 1857.jpg
| photo_caption = Saser Pass, Nubra c. 1857
| Elevation = 5411 m./17,753 ft.
| elevation_m = 5411
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| Location = [[India]]
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| Range = [[Karakorum Range]]
| Coordinates =
| traversed =
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| location = [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
| Topographic map =
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| range = [[Karakoram Range]]
| Traversed by =
| map = India Ladakh#India
| map_caption = Location in Ladakh
| coordinates = {{coord|35|2|N|77|44|E|type:pass|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Saser Pass |url=http://www.geonames.org/1257080/saser-pass.html |author=GeoNames.org |access-date=2009-07-03}}</ref>
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'''Sasser Pass''' or Saser-la (el. 5411 m./17,753 ft.) is a high [[mountain pass]] in [[India]] on the ancient summer caravan route from [[Ladakh]] to [[Yarkand]] in the [[Tarim Basin]]. It leads from the head of the [[Nubra Valley]] into the upper [[Shyok]] valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, [[Karakorum Pass]].
'''Saser Pass''', '''Saser La''', or '''Sasser Pass''' (el. {{convert|5411|m|disp=or|abbr=on|sigfig=5}}) is a high [[mountain pass]] in [[Ladakh]] and [[India]] on the ancient summer caravan route from [[Leh]] in Ladakh to [[Yarkant County|Yarkand]] in the [[Tarim Basin]]. It leads from the head of the [[Nubra Valley]] into the upper [[Shyok]] valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, [[Karakoram Pass]].


==History==
:"This was the notorious Sasser, not the highest but probably the most impressive and dangerous [of the passes along the caravan route between Ladakh and Yarkand]."<ref>Keay, John. ''When Men and Mountains Meet'', p. 182. (1977) Reprint: Oxford University Press. Karachi, 1993. ISBN 0-19-577465-5.</ref>
:"This was the notorious Sasser, not the highest but probably the most impressive and dangerous [of the passes along the caravan route between Ladakh and [[Yarkand]]]."<ref>Keay, John. ''When Men and Mountains Meet'', p. 182. (1977) Reprint: Oxford University Press. Karachi, 1993. {{ISBN|0-19-577465-5}}.</ref>


The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll of caravan pack animals such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the [[Bactrian camel]]s which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass.<ref>''Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition'', p. 42. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. ISBN 81-7303-032-4.</ref>
The Saser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll on caravan pack animals, such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the [[Bactrian camel]]s, which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Saser Pass.<ref>''Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition'', p. 42. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. {{ISBN|81-7303-032-4}}.</ref>


Saser Pass lies 37&nbsp;km southeast of the [[Siachen Glacier]] area that the 1972 [[Simla Agreement]] between India and [[Pakistan]] failed to define clearly.
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== References ==
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*''Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh''. Janet Rizvi. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 1999. ISBN 0-19-564855-2.
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==References==
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[[Category:Mountain passes of India]]
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[[Category:Mountain passes of the Himalaya]]


==Further reading==
[[simple:Sasser Pass]]
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*''Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh''. Janet Rizvi. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 1999. {{ISBN|0-19-564855-2}}.

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

Latest revision as of 04:26, 24 June 2023

Saser Pass
Saser Pass, Nubra c. 1857
Elevation5,411 m (17,753 ft)
LocationLadakh, India
RangeKarakoram Range
Coordinates35°2′N 77°44′E / 35.033°N 77.733°E / 35.033; 77.733[1]
Saser Pass is located in Ladakh
Saser Pass
Location in Ladakh
Saser Pass is located in India
Saser Pass
Saser Pass (India)

Saser Pass, Saser La, or Sasser Pass (el. 5,411 m or 17,753 ft) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh and India on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh in Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakoram Pass.

History

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"This was the notorious Sasser, not the highest but probably the most impressive and dangerous [of the passes along the caravan route between Ladakh and Yarkand]."[2]

The Saser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll on caravan pack animals, such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bactrian camels, which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Saser Pass.[3]

Saser Pass lies 37 km southeast of the Siachen Glacier area that the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan failed to define clearly.

References

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  1. ^ GeoNames.org. "Saser Pass". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ Keay, John. When Men and Mountains Meet, p. 182. (1977) Reprint: Oxford University Press. Karachi, 1993. ISBN 0-19-577465-5.
  3. ^ Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition, p. 42. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. ISBN 81-7303-032-4.

Further reading

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  • Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh. Janet Rizvi. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 1999. ISBN 0-19-564855-2.
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