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Bookmark or Share- Karakoram Pass - WikipediaThe Karakoram Pass (Uyghur: قاراقۇرۇم ئېغىزى) is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Mongolic.. Historically, the high altitude of the pass and the lack of fodder were responsible ...
- 2 Weeks Backpacking Karakoram Highway Itinerary - BucketListly BlogDay 1: Islamabad (2 nights) Spend your first day in Islamabad preparing yourself for the Karakoram Highway. If you are planning to go hiking along the Karakoram Highway, the Centaurus Mall in sector F8 is a great place to do some last-minute shopping, stocking up on snacks and food before your trip to the mountains.
- Karakoram Highway | Facts, Completion Date, & Khunjerab PassKarakoram Highway, roadway that connects Kashgar in western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, with Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The road, which took almost 20 years (1959–78) to complete, extends for about 500 miles (800 km) through some of the most rugged and inaccessible terrain in Asia.
- Karakoram Range | Himalayas, Location, & Map | BritannicaKarakoram Range, great mountain system extending some 300 miles (500 km) from the easternmost extension of Afghanistan in a southeasterly direction along the watershed between Central and South Asia. The average elevation of its mountains is about 20,000 feet (6,100 meters). The highest is K2 (Mount Godwin Austen).
- Karakoram Highway - WikipediaThe Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم, romanized: śāhirāh qarāquram; known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵) or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to ...
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