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Dehra Compass also known as Kompas La is a mountain pass in Aksai Chin under Chinese control and claimed by India. ‘Dehra’ is derived from the Punjabi and Seraiki language word ‘dera’ meaning camp while ‘Compass’ comes from the name of a survey officer Kompas-Walla. Chinese troops occupied Dehra Compass in 1961.

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