Nelang
Nelang | |
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village | |
Nelang Location in Uttarakhand, India Nelang Nelang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′45″N 79°00′17″E / 31.11250°N 79.00472°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Uttarkashi |
| Elevation | 3,819 m (12,530 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Bhotia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 10 |
| Website | uk |
Nelang or Nilang river valley containing a small eponymous village, part of Jadh Ganga valley of the Himalayas, in the Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand state of India is close to the disputed Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control (LAC). This disputed area, entirely held by India, is also claimed by China as part of Zanda County of Ngari Prefecture of Tibet. It is reachable by a fork road from the NH-34 (part of Char Dham Highway).
Some of the villages near Nelang village are Dhumku in the west, and Jadhang (Sang) and Pulam Sumda in the northeast, all of which lie in the Jadh Ganga valley.