<P> Nathu La ( Devanagari नाथू ला ; Tibetan : རྣ ་ ཐོས ་ ལ ་ , IAST : Nāthū Lā , Chinese : 乃 堆 拉 山 口 ; pinyin : Nǎiduīlā Shānkǒu ) is a mountain pass in the Himalayas . It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China 's Tibet Autonomous Region . The pass , at 4,310 m ( 14,140 ft ) above mean sea level , forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road . Nathu means `` listening ears '' and La means `` pass '' in Tibetan . On the Indian side , the pass is 54 km ( 34 mi ) east of Gangtok , the capital of Sikkim . Only citizens of India can visit the pass , and then only after obtaining a permit in Gangtok . </P>
<P> Nathu La ( Devanagari नाथू ला ; Tibetan : རྣ ་ ཐོས ་ ལ ་ , IAST : Nāthū Lā , Chinese : 乃 堆 拉 山 口 ; pinyin : Nǎiduīlā Shānkǒu ) is a mountain pass in the Himalayas . It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China 's Tibet Autonomous Region . The pass , at 4,310 m ( 14,140 ft ) above mean sea level , forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road . Nathu means `` listening ears '' and La means `` pass '' in Tibetan . On the Indian side , the pass is 54 km ( 34 mi ) east of Gangtok , the capital of Sikkim . Only citizens of India can visit the pass , and then only after obtaining a permit in Gangtok . </P>
nathula pass is located in which state of india
nathula pass is located in which state of india
Sikkim
Sikkim