650°E / 35.600; 74.650 The Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم, Śāhirāh-i Qarāquram), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵)...
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887-kilometre-long (551 mi) National Highway 35 (N-35), which forms the Pakistani portion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH). The KKH spans the 806-kilometre-long...
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The Karakoram (/ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/) is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern...
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Attabad Lake (section Karakoram Highway realignment)
considerable stretch measuring over 19 kilometers (12 miles) of the Karakoram Highway, a pivotal transportation artery in the region. The lake reached 21...
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of the Karakoram Highway. It builds civil and military infrastructure for the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Armed Forces. Highways and roads...
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Sust (section Karakoram Highway)
800 meters above sea level, Sost is the last Pakistani town on the Karakoram Highway before the Chinese border. The town plays an important role in the...
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Sea date back to the 1950s and motivated the construction of the Karakoram Highway beginning in 1959. Chinese interest in Pakistan's deep-water harbor...
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1930s by the Soviet Union. In 2000s Pamir Highway was connected with China and Karakoram Highway. The Pamir Highway is designated as route M-41 over much...
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Tashkurgan (section Karakoram Highway)
begins just north of the Khunjerab Pass and flows north along the Karakoram Highway to Tashkurgan. Just north of Tashkurgan it turns east and flows through...
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include the famous Grand Trunk Road, Indus Highway, Karakoram Highway and Makran Coastal Highway. All national highways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter...
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lakes, and glaciers in the area. Landslides on the Karakoram Highway are very common. The Karakoram Highway connects Gilgit to Tashkurgan Town, Kashgar, China...
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highway The Karakoram Highway, between Pakistan and China, is at an altitude of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft).[citation needed] Highest national highway National...
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Upal (section Karakoram Highway)
a town in Shufu County in Western Xinjiang, China. Upal is on the Karakoram Highway, which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan. Travelling...
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discovered by Europeans until 1900. However, the building of the Karakoram Highway from Pakistan to China, which runs past nearby Tashkurgan and Karakul...
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Tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan (section Karakoram Highway)
addition, several high-altitude lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Karakoram Highway is the major highway of Gilgit-Baltistan, which connects the region with the...
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Transport portal Expressways of China Transport in China Tarim Desert Highway Karakoram Highway "Infrastructure Spending to Decline in China's More Indebted Regions"...
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serves as the Chinese part of Karakoram Highway. Wikimedia Commons has media related to China National Highway 314. China National Highways Kulma Pass...
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the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan. Located along the Karakoram Highway, Passu is a renowned tourist destination. The village is celebrated...
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Khunjerab Pass (category Mountain passes of the Karakoram)
border crossing globally and serving as the highest point along the Karakoram Highway. The construction of the road across this pass was completed in 1982...
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bypass for the Karakoram Highway (N–35) and is popular amongst tourists who visit Naran and its surrounding region. Karakoram Highway Naran Valley Gilgit–Baltistan...
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frontier. In modern times, Hasan Abdal lies at the intersection of the Karakoram Highway, and the M1 Motorway. As part of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan...
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injuries and effectively blocked about 26 kilometres (16 mi) of the Karakoram Highway. The new lake extends 30 kilometres (19 mi) and rose to a depth of...
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help the country's tourism industry. The sites included Lahore, the Karakoram Highway, Karimabad and Lake Saiful Muluk. To promote the country's cultural...
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are the lowlands of the Tarim Basin and the Taklamakan Desert. The Karakoram Highway passes very close to both peaks as well as Karakul Lake, from which...
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Travel the Karakoram Highway (Backpacker's Guide)". 7 April 2020. "Major cities, towns, valleys and villages along the Karakorum Highway". "سی پیک سیاحت:...
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29 January 2021. al., Sarina Singh ... et (2008). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (7th ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741045420. M....
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level to the left of Babusar Top going eastwards from Chilas on the Karakoram Highway, next to the larger Sambaksar ("sar" means "lake" locally) and Ganai...
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Encyclopædia Britannica 4 October 2014. Singh, Sarina (2004). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (6th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-86442-709-0. Minahan...
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Hunza River (category Karakoram)
Indus River. The river cuts through the Karakoram range, flowing from north to south. The Karakoram Highway (N-35) runs along the Hunza River valley...
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