geo.wikisort.org - MountainsTiger Hill (also called Point 5062[1][2]) is a mountain in the Drass-Kargil area of Ladakh, India. It is one of the highest peaks in the area and was the subject of a battle during the 1999 Kargil War.[4]
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Tiger Hill |
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Tiger hill (highest mountain seen in the background) as seen from the River Drass in Kargil. |
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Elevation | 5,062 m (16,608 ft)[1][2] |
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Coordinates | 34°29′03.8″N 75°39′30.2″E[3] |
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Parent range | The Himalayas |
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Strategic relevance
Since Tiger Hill is the highest peak in the sector, it overlooks National Highway 1D, a road that connects Srinagar to Kargil, and is the main supply route of the Kargil sector. Any enemy atop the peak would have a direct line of sight onto the headquarters of India's 56 Brigade, the main Indian unit in the area, and as well as a 25 km stretch of highway, thus hindering the movement of troops and supplies. The peak also offered a surveillance point onto other nearby peaks.
Battle
Main article: Battle of Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill was illegally captured by elements of the Pakistan Army's Northern Light Infantry during Kargil War. The 8th battalion, Sikh Regiment (8 Sikh) attempted to regain Tiger Hill in late May 1999, but they were unsuccessful. Further attempts to regain were also repulsed, and Indian troops dug in around the hill. The final attempt began on 3 July at 17:15 with an artillery bombardment. 8 Sikh advanced up the left flank of the mountain, the 2nd Battalion, Naga Regiment (2 Naga) advanced up the right flank, and 200 troops from the Ghatak platoon, Alpha and Charlie Companies of the 18th Battalion, The Grenadiers (18 Grenadiers) scaled a 1,000-foot vertical cliff on the rear side of the mountain. After days of heavy fighting on the peak, 18 Grenadiers seized the mountaintop on the morning of 8 July.
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[de] Tiger Hill (Kargil)
Tiger Hill oder Point 4660[1][2] ist ein Berg im Distrikt Kargil, Ladakh, Indien. Er ist einer der höchsten Gipfel der Umgebung und war Schauplatz einer Schlacht zwischen Indien und Pakistan im Kargil-Krieg 1999. Seine Wiedereinnahme war eines der wichtigsten Ziele des Krieges.[3] Heute liegt das Dras War Memorial am Fuß des Tiger Hill.
- [en] Tiger Hill (Kargil)
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