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Nyalam Tong La or Yakrushong La is a Mountain pass in China on the Matsung Tsangpo-Phung Chhu watershed divide where the Friendship Highway connecting Kathmandu Nepal and Lhasa Tibet crosses at 5150 metres (16900 ft) elevation.Originally called Yakrushong La and Kuti Pass by Nepalese traders the pass is currently generally known as Nyalam Tong La (pass from which Nyalam is visible) or simply Tong La although the original Tong La pass lies further east on the traditional Tingri-Nyalam trade route.
