Thoise
Thoise or Thoise Airbase is a military airfield (ICAO: VI57) and small village in Nubra region of Ladakh, India, occupying the only large piece of flat land in the area. The airstrip is a critical facility enabling a quick inflow of men and material from the Indian interior to Siachen, a glacier, helipad and battleground near the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan.
Thoise | |
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Village | |
Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman at Thoise in 2017 | |
Thoise Location in Ladakh, India Thoise Thoise (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34.65°N 77.38°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nubra |
| Elevation | 3,070 m (10,070 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Hindi, Ladakhi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194401 |
Thoise is nearly 16 km from Hundar, 25 km from Diskit and the road further leads to Turtuk which lies near India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC). It is about 160 km from Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Thoise is reached via the Khardung La mountain pass, one of the world's highest roads used by motor vehicles.
The last checkpost is at Hundar, at a bridge where photography is not permitted. Indian Oil Corporation Limited is building an oil depot to serve the Indian Army. The construction project is in progress and is monitored from Chandigarh.