Tololing

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Tololing is a strategically important mountain peak in the Dras sector of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, that was the site of intense fighting during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.

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Label Occurrences
Tololing canonical 4

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
strategic military position
associatedWith 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
2 Rajputana Rifles
linked to: Rajputana Rifles

Indian Army
Kargil War memorials
Pakistan Army
climate high-altitude cold desert
conflictInvolved India
Pakistan
controlledBy India (post-1999)
country India
elevationCategory high-altitude peak
frontIn Kargil conflict
linked to: Kargil War
hasMilitarySignificance controls access along Srinagar–Leh axis
hasStrategicImportance overlooks National Highway 1D
locatedIn Dras sector
linked to: Dras Valley

India
Kargil district
Ladakh
locatedNear Dras
Kargil
linked to: Kargil district
memorialsLocatedAt Dras War Memorial
notableFor heavy casualties on both sides
intense high-altitude combat in 1999
overlooks Srinagar–Leh highway
partOf Himalayas
Line of Control region
recapturedBy Indian Army in June 1999
region Western Himalayas
linked to: western Himalayas
strategicRoleIn1999 Pakistani positions used to shell NH1D
terrainType rocky mountain terrain
usedFor artillery domination of highway
military observation
wasSiteOf Battle of Tololing
Kargil War
yearOfMajorBattle 1999

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiger Hill associatedWith Tololing
Battle of Tololing location Tololing
Dras hasNearbyPeak Tololing