Point 5140

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Point 5140 is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector of Jammu and Kashmir that was a key objective during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.

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Point 5140 canonical 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military objective ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Captain Vikram Batra ⓘ
Lieutenant Anuj Nayyar ⓘ
Major Rajesh Adhikari ⓘ
associatedWithUnit 18 Grenadiers (Indian Army) ⓘ
2 Naga (Indian Army) ⓘ
8 Sikh (Indian Army) ⓘ
battleCryAssociated Yeh Dil Maange More ⓘ
captureDate June 1999 ⓘ
capturedBy Indian Army ⓘ
capturedDuring Operation Vijay ⓘ
climate cold high-altitude climate ⓘ
conflict India–Pakistan conflict over Kashmir ⓘ
conflictRole key Pakistani-held position during early stages of Kargil War ⓘ
countryControlling India ⓘ
hasElevation approximately 5140 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Dras sector ⓘ
linked to: Dras Valley

India ⓘ
Kargil district ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
locatedInConflictZone Line of Control region ⓘ
militarySignificance control of peak affects security of Srinagar–Leh road ⓘ
important for domination of Dras sub-sector ⓘ
nearbyTown Dras ⓘ
Kargil ⓘ
linked to: Kargil district
notableFor fierce high-altitude combat in 1999 ⓘ
symbolic victory for Indian forces in Kargil War ⓘ
partOf Kargil War battlefields ⓘ
partOfMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
postWarStatus remains under Indian control ⓘ
postWarUse maintained as defended post by Indian Army ⓘ
strategicImportance dominates National Highway 1A (Srinagar–Leh highway) ⓘ
overlooks key supply routes in Dras sector ⓘ
provides observation over Indian positions and logistics ⓘ
terrainType high-altitude rocky feature ⓘ
usedFor artillery observation ⓘ
surveillance of enemy movement ⓘ
wasObjectiveIn 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan ⓘ
Kargil War ⓘ

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