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Point 5140
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- Point 5140 at Drass in Kargil in Jammu Kashmir has been named as ‘Gun Hill’.
- It aims to commemorate the victory of Indian armed forces and pay tribute to the supreme sacrifice of the gunners in 'Operation Vijay'.
- The capture of Point 5140 was the key factor in the early completion of operations in the 1999 Kargil war.
- Point 5140 is the highest point on the Tololing ridgeline.
- It is the most formidable feature in the Drass sub-sector.
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