Nathu La Pass

E541003

border crossing mountain pass

Nathu La Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Indo-China border in the Himalayas, known for its strategic importance and as a popular tourist destination near Gangtok in Sikkim.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nathu La	2
Nathu La Pass canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5681190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nathu La Pass
Context triple: [Sikkim, touristAttraction, Nathu La Pass]

A. Kudi Pass
Kudi Pass is a high mountain pass in China that traverses the rugged Kunlun Mountains, serving as a challenging route between regions of the Tibetan Plateau and Xinjiang.
B. Bihoro Pass
Bihoro Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its panoramic views over Lake Kussharo and the surrounding volcanic landscape.
C. Tanggula Pass
Tanggula Pass is a high mountain pass in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau, known as one of the highest road and railway passes in the world.
D. Sani Pass
Sani Pass is a high, rugged mountain pass between South Africa and Lesotho, famed for its steep, winding gravel road and dramatic Drakensberg scenery.
E. Sela Pass
Sela Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Himalayas of northeastern India, known for its scenic beauty, snow-covered landscapes, and strategic road connecting Tawang with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nathu La Pass
Target entity description: Nathu La Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Indo-China border in the Himalayas, known for its strategic importance and as a popular tourist destination near Gangtok in Sikkim.

A. Kudi Pass
Kudi Pass is a high mountain pass in China that traverses the rugged Kunlun Mountains, serving as a challenging route between regions of the Tibetan Plateau and Xinjiang.
B. Bihoro Pass
Bihoro Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its panoramic views over Lake Kussharo and the surrounding volcanic landscape.
C. Tanggula Pass
Tanggula Pass is a high mountain pass in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau, known as one of the highest road and railway passes in the world.
D. Sani Pass
Sani Pass is a high, rugged mountain pass between South Africa and Lesotho, famed for its steep, winding gravel road and dramatic Drakensberg scenery.
E. Sela Pass
Sela Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Himalayas of northeastern India, known for its scenic beauty, snow-covered landscapes, and strategic road connecting Tawang with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border crossing ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo	Indian nationals (for tourism) ⓘ
administratedBy	Government of Sikkim ⓘ
bestTimeToVisit	May to October ⓘ
borderInfrastructure	Chinese army posts ⓘ Indian army bunkers ⓘ
climate	cold ⓘ snowy in winter ⓘ
closedAfter	1962 Sino-Indian War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Indian War
connectedByRoadTo	Gangtok ⓘ
controlledBy	China on the northern side ⓘ India on the southern side ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
distanceFrom	about 54 km east of Gangtok ⓘ
district	Gangtok district ⓘ linked to: East Sikkim district
elevation	approximately 14140 feet ⓘ approximately 4310 meters ⓘ
hazard	high-altitude sickness risk for visitors ⓘ
historicalRole	part of ancient Silk Route between India and Tibet ⓘ
languageRegion	Bhutia ⓘ English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Nepali ⓘ
locatedIn	Himalayas ⓘ India ⓘ Sikkim ⓘ
locatedNear	Gangtok ⓘ
locatedOnBorderWith	China ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
nameMeaning	“Listening ears pass” in Tibetan (commonly cited meaning) ⓘ
nearbyPlace	Baba Harbhajan Singh Temple ⓘ Tsomgo Lake ⓘ
partOf	Indo-China border ⓘ linked to: India–China border
permitIssuedBy	Indian authorities ⓘ
reopenedForTrade	2006 ⓘ
requiresPermit	yes ⓘ
roadCondition	often affected by snow ⓘ prone to landslides ⓘ
state	Sikkim ⓘ
strategicImportance	Indo-China trade route ⓘ military significance for India and China ⓘ
tourismAttractionFor	Indian tourists ⓘ foreign tourists ⓘ
tourismType	high-altitude tourism destination ⓘ
tradeItems	limited border trade goods between India and China ⓘ
transportMode	road ⓘ
usedBy	Indian Army ⓘ People's Liberation Army of China ⓘ linked to: People's Liberation Army

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sikkim → touristAttraction → Nathu La Pass ⓘ

subject linked to: Indian state of Sikkim

Gangtok → nearbyAttraction → Nathu La Pass ⓘ

Sikkim → hasMajorPass → Nathu La ⓘ

linked to: Nathu La Pass

India–China border → hasKeyPass → Nathu La ⓘ