Trans-Karakoram Tract

Map of the boundary agreement between China and Pakistan, with the Trans-Karakoram Tract in red.

Proper Noun

  • An area along both sides of the Shaksgam River which is de facto administered by China, but which was claimed by Pakistan until 1963, and which is claimed by India (as part of Ladakh).

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