# REDIRECT Khunjerab Pass

Khunjerab Pass ( elevation ) is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan's Gilgit – Baltistan region within the region of Kashmir and on the southwest border of the Xinjiang region of China.

The Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and the highest point on the Karakoram Highway.

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It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass.

“ The boundaries of Taghdumbash, Khunjerab and Raskam, as claimed by the Kanjuts, are the following: the northern watershed of the Taghdumbash Pamir from the Wakhjir Pass through the Baiyik peak to Dafdar, thence across the river to the Zankan nullah ; thence through Mazar and over the range to Urok, a point on the Yarkand river between Sibjaida and Itakturuk.

* Khunjerab Pass ( the highest paved international border crossing at )

The Khunjerab Pass is the only motorable pass across the range.

The security offered by the Kushans encouraged travel across the Khunjerab Pass and facilitated the spread of Mahayana Buddhism to China.

# REDIRECT Khunjerab Pass

Except for the Shimshal, Misgar and Chipursan valleys, all the villages of Gojal can be seen from the Karakorum Highway ( KKH ), which crosses Gojal, entering China at the Khunjerab Pass.

It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings.

Finally, the highway meets the Pakistan-China border at Khunjerab Pass.

Next the road turns west to a checkpost and small settlement at Pirali, and then the Khunjerab Pass, beyond which is Pakistan, the Khunjerab River and Hunza.

This pass is valid for a calendar year and is used to travel through Khunjerab Pass only.

The border crossing between China and Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass is open only between May 1 and December 31 of every year.

However, the border crossing between China and Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass ( the highest border of the world ) is open only between May 1 and October 15 of every year.

There is no link with China however, on February 28, 2007 contracts were awarded for feasibility studies on a proposed line from Havelian via the Khunjerab Pass at 4730 m above sea level, to the Chinese railhead at Kashgar, a distance of about 750 km.

The Tashkurgan River begins just north of the Khunjerab Pass and flows north along the Karakoram Highway to Tashkurgan.

Accommodation is available and it is a recommended overnight stop for road travellers from China to Pakistan in order to have the best chance of crossing the snow-prone Khunjerab Pass in daylight.

Travelling from China, it is about south of Kashgar and is the last town before the border with Pakistan, and over the Khunjerab Pass from Sust, which is the Pakistani border crossing town.

However, the border crossing between China and Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass ( the highest border of the world ) is open only between May 1 and October 15.

The new Karakoram Highway heads further south, and then west over the Khunjerab Pass (; ).

The pass is not part of Khunjerab National Park, but the Shimshal community has set an organization called SNT ( Shimshal Nature Trust ) which oversees the entire region and takes care of its own land.

The line would go via the 4, 730m-high Khunjerab pass.

:* Khunjerab Pass: Between Pakistan and China

In 1968 Dancer's Image became the first ( and to this day the only ) horse to win the race and then be disqualified after traces of phenylbutazone, an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug, were found in the horse's urinalysis ; Forward Pass won after a protracted legal battle by the owners of Dancer's Image ( which they lost ).

* Lewis and Clark Pass ( Montana )-the only non motorized pass on the expeditions route

Ferry at Clinton The only bridge that reaches Whidbey Island is the Deception Pass Bridge, State Route 20, which connects the north end of Whidbey to the mainland via Fidalgo Island.

This list includes only those islands that are part of the San Juans as defined by the USGS — bounded by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait, Rosario Strait, Boundary Pass, and the Strait of Georgia.

According to a recent detailed Chinese map, no roads cross the Kunlun Range within Hotan Prefecture, and only one track does so, over the Hindutash Pass.

The little Reschen Lake, which forms the chief source of the Adige is only 4 metres below the Reschen Pass ( 1, 504 m ), and by it is 8 km from the Inn valley.

Eagle Pass is the only incorporated city in Maverick County.

In 1972, Cottle County was the only one in Texas north of Maverick County ( Eagle Pass ) to have been won by George McGovern and Walter Mondale won a majority of the county's votes in 1984.

The city lies on the Bolan Pass route which was once the only gateway to and from South Asia.

Boats and aircraft are the only way to get to False Pass.

Anaktuvuk Pass is also the only place in the US to record a subzero June temperature, with a record low of-1.

Anaktuvuk Pass is the only Nunamiut settlement.

The only local health clinic is the Anaktuvuk Pass Health Clinic, which is a primary health care facility.

There exists only one historical mention of a Frankish Roland, found in the section of Vita Karoli Magni on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, written by Charlemagne's courtier and biographer Einhard.

During the second Long Interval ( a time when the Red Star failed to pass close enough to the planet to bring the incursion of Thread ) before the Ninth Pass, however, unpopularity with the only remaining inhabited Weyr, Benden Weyr, had grown to such a point that the Holders were willing to risk combat on highly disadvantageous terms to end the tithe of materials which traditionally supported the Weyrs.

Meanwhile, James Young recorded his own solo albums: City Slicker ( with Jan Hammer ) and Out On a Day Pass, both attracting only minimal attention.

Sunset Pass ... was not only one of the best but also one of the most surprising in presenting Randolph Scott and Harry Carey as heavies.

Not only was he the first to do this, but he and Robert Stuart discovered the South Pass.

Jedediah, having taken only two men and some extra horses, began what would become his epic crossing of the Sierra Nevada somewhat farther south, crossing in the vicinity of Ebbets Pass.

In 1896, the long stretch from the Kabul River to China, including the Wakhan Corridor, was declared demarcated by virtue of its continuous, distinct watershed ridgeline, leaving only the section near the Khyber Pass which was finally demarcated in the treaty of 22 November 1921 signed by Mahmud Tarzi, " Chief of the Afghan Government for the conclusion of the treaty " and " Henry R. C. Dobbs, Envoy Extraordinary and Chief of the British Mission to Kabul.

The Eurail Pass is a rail pass for 18 European countries ; it is only available for persons who do not live in Europe, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

The Shimshal Pass ( which does not cross an international border ) is the only other pass still in regular use.

From the beginning of 2011 timetable there are two Golden Pass Panoramic services, with VIP seating ( domed end cars ), departing Montreux at 09h45 ( Train 3118 ) and 15h45 ,( Train Nos 2128 ), the Lenk branch ceases to be served, the " through " working only lasting one year ( 2010 ).

Also known simply as the Sun Road, the road bisects the park and is the only route that ventures deep into the park, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, at the midway point.