Nangpa La
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| Compass direction | south | North | |
| Pass height | 5716 m | ||
| region | Solukhumbu District ( Nepal ) | Tibet Autonomous Region ( PR China ) | |
| Watershed | Nangpa Glacier → Dudhkoshi | Gyabrag Glacier → Pum Qu | |
| Mountains | Himalayas | ||
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 6 '28 " N , 86 ° 35' 17" E | ||
The Nangpa La ( Chinese 囊 帕拉 山口 ) is a mountain pass at an altitude of 5716 meters in the west of the Cho Oyu , the eighth highest mountain on earth, in the Himalayas on the Chinese - Nepalese border.
The Nangpa La represents the highest trade route in the Himalayas and has been used as a link between the Sherpa from Khumbu and the Tibetans for around 800 years .
After the Chinese invasion of Tibet , the Nangpa La lost its importance as a caravan route due to the border being closed . Until 2001 the region was a military exclusion zone. Now there are yak caravans again, which transport cheap products from China to Khumbu.