At only 4,660 metres (15,290 ft) in elevation, it has been considered the lowest drivable path between Tibetan Plateau and the Indian subcontinent.

[2][3] Korala in Mustang is the fourth border point that Beijing has reopened after the Rasuwa-Kerung, Tatopani-Khasa and Yari (Humla)-Purang.

[7] During the late 1950s and 60s, the Tibetan guerrilla group Chushi Gangdruk operated out of Upper Mustang with the intention of raiding PLA positions in Tibet.

The traditional location of Korala is marked by a stupa lies a bit south of the demarcated border between China and Nepal at 29°18′14″N 83°58′7″E / 29.30389°N 83.96861°E / 29.30389; 83.96861.

[7] In late December 1999, the 17th claimant Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje fled Tibet through this area.

[16] As of 2022[update], the border infrastructure on the Chinese side has been completed, Nepali authority is in the process of upgrading the road network.