page_title: Sanju Pass
hierarchical_section_title: Sanju Pass
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of map of the Baltistan, Aksai Chin, Chinese Turkestan in maps of Central Asia. The international border between the British Indian Empire (including the Kashmir region) and Chinese Turkestan is shown two-toned purple and pink. From the article, "On the Geographical Results of the Mission to Kashghar, under Sir T. Douglas Forsyth in 1873-74" by H. Trotter Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 48. (1878), pp. 173-234. Downloaded, resized to 33% of original size and annotated by Fowler&amp;fowler«Talk» 23:52, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: The Sanju, or Sanju-la, with an elevation of 5,364 metres, is a historical mountain pass in the Kun Lun Mountains in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. During ancient times, it was the last on a series of difficult passes on the most common summer caravan route between Ladakh and the Tarim Basin. In recent years, besides being used by the locals, it has also become a trekking route for Chinese trekkers.
context_section_description: The Sanju, or Sanju-la (Chinese: 桑株古道), with an elevation of 5,364 metres (17,598 ft), is a historical mountain pass in the Kun Lun Mountains in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.  During ancient times, it was the last on a series of difficult passes on the most common summer caravan route between Ladakh and the Tarim Basin. In recent years, besides being used by the locals, it has also become a trekking route for Chinese trekkers.
caption: 1878 map of the region. The previous border claimed by the British Raj is shown in purple.
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