Kaurik () and (
Hindi: कौरिक) is village in the
Lahul and Spiti district
The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul () and Spiti (; or ). The present administrative centre is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged, ...
, in
Himachal Pradesh,
India. It is in the valley of the
Parang or Pare Chu river before its confluence with the
Spiti River. Kaurik is close to the border with
Tibet, the opposite village on the Tibetan side being
Tsurup Sumgyi (or Tsosib Sumkyil). China claims the village as part of its
Zanda County, Tibet.
Kaurik is connected to the rest of India through Kaurik-Sumdo Road, which is one of the
India-China Border Roads
India-China Border Roads (ICBRs, ICB Roads) is a Government of India project for developing infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border by constructing strategic roads, including bridges and tunnels. The ICBR project is largely in response to C ...
. Sumdo is connected to the rest of India through two national highways - the
NH 5 Sumdo-
Nako-
Shimla Highway through
Kinnaur district and the
NH 505 Sumdo-
Kaza-Gramphu-
Manali Manali may refer to:
Places in India
* Manali, Himachal Pradesh,
* Manali, Chennai, a locality of Chennai
* Manali New Town, a locality of Chennai
* Manali, Gummidipoondi, a village in Tamil Nadu
* Manali River, a river in Kerala
People
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highway through
Spiti River valley which remains closed for 7 months due to lack of road tunnel at snow-clad
Kunzum Pass
Kunzum Pass (Tibetan: Kunzum La, elev. ), is a high mountain pass in the eastern Kunzum Range of the Himalayas. It connects Lahaul valley and Spiti valley. It is on the route from Gramphoo in Lahaul to Kaza the subdivisional headquarters of Sp ...
(4,551 m or 14,931 ft).
[BRO restores Sumdho-Gramphu road after seven months]
The Tribune, 26 May 2021.
In 1975, landslides during an earthquake completely destroyed the village situated in Kaurik,
[Srivastava, Lakshman Saran,]
Landslides in Rock Slopes During January 19, 1975, Kinnaur Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh, India
(1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 10. Largest number of survivors of Kaurik village now reside in Hoorling village in this area. The ruins of Kaurik are in a restricted area under
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) control.
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Villages in Lahaul and Spiti district
Himachal Pradesh