Doklam
Doklam
Donglang | |
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Map of Doklam and the surrounding area | |
8km 5miles India China Bhutan Doklam Zompelri ridge Dongkya range Merug La Sinchela Doka La Batang La Gipmochi | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′N 88°56′E / 27.300°N 88.933°E | |
| Range | Dongkya Range, Zompelri Ridge |
| Offshore water bodies | Doklam river |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89 square kilometres (34 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,653 metres (15,266 ft) (Merug La) |
Doklam (Tibetan: འབྲོག་ལམ, Wylie: ‘brog lam, THL: drok lam), called Donglang (Chinese: 洞朗) by China, is an area in Chumbi Valley with a high plateau and a valley, lying between China's Yadong County to the north, Bhutan's Haa District to the east and India's Sikkim state to the west. Since the 1960s, China and Bhutan have disputed sovereignty over the Doklam area. The dispute has not been resolved despite several rounds of border negotiations between Bhutan and China. The area is of strategic importance to all three countries.
In 1988, the Chinese People's Liberation Army entered the Doklam plateau and successfully took control of the area. In June 2017, China attempted to extend a road on the Doklam Plateau southward, prompting Indian troops to enter the area in an attempt to stop the project, which triggered a two-month border standoff between the two sides. On 28 August, India and China withdrew their troops from the standoff in Doklam. Since then, China has continued to control most of the Doklam area and built a village called Pangda there.