Point 4875

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Point 4875 is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector of Jammu and Kashmir, India, known for being a key high-altitude battleground during the 1999 Kargil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak ⓘ
strategic military position ⓘ
associatedWith Dras ⓘ
Tiger Hill area ⓘ
linked to: Tiger Hill
climate extreme cold ⓘ
heavy snowfall in winter ⓘ
conflict Kargil War ⓘ
controlledBy Indian Army ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation 4875 metres ⓘ
approximately 16000 feet ⓘ
knownFor intense fighting between Indian Army and Pakistani intruders in 1999 ⓘ
key high-altitude battleground during the 1999 Kargil War ⓘ
locatedIn Dras sector ⓘ
linked to: Dras Valley

India ⓘ
Kargil district ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
militaryRole artillery observation point ⓘ
defensive position ⓘ
observation post ⓘ
near Line of Control between India and Pakistan ⓘ
partOf Himalayas ⓘ
recapturedBy Indian Army ⓘ
recaptureYear 1999 ⓘ
region western Himalayas ⓘ
significance critical to security of Srinagar–Leh road corridor ⓘ
symbol of Indian control in Dras sector after Kargil War ⓘ
strategicImportance dominates National Highway 1A (Srinagar–Leh highway) ⓘ
provides observation and fire control over surrounding valleys and approaches ⓘ
terrainType rocky high-altitude terrain ⓘ
usedBy Indian Army artillery observers ⓘ
Indian Army infantry units ⓘ
yearOfMajorBattle 1999 ⓘ

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