Tsogtsalu

{{Short description|Indian border checkpost in Ladakh, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tsogstalu

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| settlement_type = Pasture and border outpost

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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.2678|78.7421 |format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_ft = 14760

| elevation_footnotes = {{sfnp|Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak|1890|p=832}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = Union territory

| subdivision_name1 = Ladakh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Leh

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Tsogtsalu{{efn|Alternative spellings: Tsogatsalu{{sfnp|Mullik, The Chinese Betrayal|1971|p=201}} and Tsogstsalu.{{sfnp|Johri, Chinese Invasion of Ladakh|1969|p=119}}}} or Tsolu{{sfnp|Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak|1890|p=832}} is a pasture and campsite in the Ladakh union territory of India, in the Chang Chenmo Valley close India's border with China. It is located at the confluence of the Rimdi Chu river that flows down from Marsemik La and the Chang Chenmo River. During the British Raj, this was a halting spot for travellers to Central Asia via the 'Chang Chenmo route', passing through Aksai Chin. After Indian independence, a border outpost was established here by a border police party headed by Captain Karam Singh. It continues to serve as a base for India's border forces.

File:Changchenmo-Valley-map-Survey-of-India-1916.jpg

File:Changchenmo-Valley-map-by-US-Army-Map-Service.jpg, 1955)]]

Within India, it is reachable by two motorable roads, the "Phobrang-Marsimik La-Tsogtsalu-Hot Springs Road" (PMTHR) or "Marsimik La Road" via Phobrang-Marsimik La-Tsogstsalu to Hot Springs,[https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jul/22/india-boosts-road-links-to-lac-standoff-points-2479299.html India boosts road links to LAC standoff points], Indian

Express, 2nd July 2023. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/forbidden-zones-in-ladakh-to-soon-welcome-tourists/articleshow/100512677.cms Forbidden zones in Ladakh to soon welcome tourists], Times of India, 26 May 2023.{{cite news |title=Amid Doklam standoff, MHA asks BRO to build stand-alone road for access to vantage points |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=23 August 2017 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mha-asks-bro-to-build-stand-alone-road-for-access-to-vantage-points-4809356/}} and via the other alternate route the 55 km long "Changchenmo-Tsogtsalu Road" (CTR) from confluence of Changchenmo & Shyok River to Tsogtsalu.{{Cite news |last=Vishnoi |first=Anubhuti |date=2023-08-03 |title=Over 20 Strategic Roads Close to LAC have Year-end Deadline |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/epaper/delhicapital/2023/aug/03/et-poli/over-20-strategic-roads-close-to-lac-have-year-end-deadline/articleshow/102366166.cms |access-date=2024-10-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}