{"id":1894,"date":"2012-03-21T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T02:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2012-03-21T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T02:30:49","slug":"zoji-la-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/zoji-la-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoji – la, Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zoji – La<\/strong> is a high altitude pass \u00a011575 ft from sea level<\/strong>\u00a0on Indian National Highway NH-1D , connecting Kashmir valley from Sonmarg to Ladakh Valley , it is 9 km long the second highest pass on Srinagar – Leh highway<\/strong> always covered with snow it is closed in winters due to heavy snow fall.
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Zoji-la , frozen river and Leh – Srinagar highway<\/p><\/div>
\nThe pass links a Valley of Kashmir with Ladakh. For many\u00a0centenaries\u00a0various trade routes took merchants to China, Tibet, and Central Asia. Renchen Shah of Leh<\/strong> moved into Kashmir via this pass and was the ruler of the territory in the 14th century<\/strong>. Mirza Haider Doughlat<\/strong> also marched on through this pass to raid Kashmir. The previous name of the pass was Shurji La, which stands for the mountain of Lord Shiva<\/strong>.
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Rock called the India Gate , entrance to Kashmir valley Zoji-la<\/p><\/div>
\nZoji-la<\/strong> , at a height of 3,528 meters, which \u00a0is the lowest drivable pass on the Great Himalayan Mountain Range. It witnesses violent winds \u00a0because of the conical shape and severe snowfall. Over 60 risky landslide spots<\/strong> have been identified on this route. Every year the young enthusiast \u00a0motor\u00a0cyclist from all over India cross this pass with a high adventure\u00a0spirit to visit the Ladakh from Kashmir side.
\nHistorically this pass till 1815 was in\u00a0control\u00a0of Amir of Afghanistan<\/strong> as Punjab Hill States, it came under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Flag of a Sikh state<\/strong> , in 1846<\/strong> after the Anglo-Sikh war the East India Company and Sikh Empire had a Treaty of \u00a0Lahore<\/strong> , as an\u00a0indemnity the Sikh State could not pay then Rs.1.2 Million , the Dogra King\u00a0\u00a0was allowed to take Kashmir by paying Rs. 750 Thousand to East India Company , Gulab Singh became the first Maharaja of a new state of Jamu & Kashmir. After the partition in 1947 India signed the accession document with Maharaja Hari Singh to be part of India.
\nIt was here in 1947 when Pakistani army who had reached till Srinagar had a surprise to see the Indian army’s Battle Tanks and\u00a0artillery guns , had to withdraw from this area , since then the Zojii-la pass is under the\u00a0controls\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0India .
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