List of locations in Aksai Chin


This is a list of basins, camping grounds, lakes, mountains, mountain passes, outposts, plains, rivers, ruins, settlements, streams, valleys, villages, and other geographical features located in the sparsely populated Aksai Chin region administered by China but claimed by India. The alternate language names of locations in the Aksai Chin area are included for reference.

Man-made

Settlements

NamePurposeIn UseNotes
HeweitanBorder outpost
HuoshaoyunMining site
Khurnak FortRuinsModern buildings nearby
TianshuihaiArmy service station
TianwendianBorder outpost
Border outpostAlso translated Hot Spring. Not to be confused with the Indian border outpost at Hot Springs, Chang Chenmo Valley.

Highway features

; Intersections and waysides
  • Quanshuigou – highway wayside
  • Tielongtan – intersection with road to Wenquan
  • Chalukou – Intersection of road to Tianwendian, Heweitan, and G219. It is possibly also a geology camp supporting nearby prospecting operations.
On some maps, the road intersections in the region are also referred to with the simple named "岔口" where "" is the Chinese initial of the destination, and 岔口 simply means "road fork". For example, 天岔口, 河岔口, and 空岔口 for the road forks to Tianwendian, Heweinan, and Kongka Pass respectively.
; Highway maintenance squad
  • No. 509 Highway Maintenance Squad - southeast of Dahongliutan few kilometers inside Indian claim
  • No. 635 Highway Maintenance Squad – just north of Xinjiang Tibet provincial border

Camping grounds

Including camping grounds on historical caravan routes in Aksai Chin:
; With improvements
  • Bilongtan – possibly geology camp for mining prospecting
  • Dehra Compass
  • Hajji Langar /Haji Langar
  • Qizil-yilga or Qizil Jilga
  • * Note: Chinese locations are slightly different, see Chalukou above. However, 克孜勒吉勒干 and 克孜勒吉勒尕 are used to signify 2 different valleys nearby.
; Unimproved
These are simply referred to as halting place which are places with sufficient vegetation, water, or natural shelter to warrant stopping or camping for historical caravans that depended upon beasts of burden.

Topographical features

Plains and basins

Mountain passes

'Dawan' and 'La' refer to a mountain pass.

Lakes

Mountains

Rivers and streams

Valleys and gorges

'Lungpa' refers to a valley or stream