# 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 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.

* Khunjerab Pass ( the only other major border pass to China open in South Asia )

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

Snow leopard, an endangered species, is found in the Khunjerab National Park

It is formed by the confluence of the Kilik and Khunjerab nalas ( gorges ) which are fed by glaciers.

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.

File: Cina-Pakistan Khunjerab piccola. jpg

Pass In Review practically guarantees enjoyment, and is a dramatic demonstration of the potentialities of any stereo music system.

* 778 – The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed.

Alberta is now served by two major transcontinental railways ( CN and CP ), by three major highway connections to the Pacific ( the Trans-Canada via Kicking Horse Pass, the Yellowhead via Yellowhead Pass and the Crowsnest via Crowsnest Pass ), and one to the United States ( Interstate 15 ), as well as two international airports ( Calgary and Edmonton ).

The game is played in rounds and these " Pass " and " Don't Pass " bets are betting on the outcome of a round.

A come-out roll of 2, 3 or 12 is called " craps " or " crapping out ", and anyone betting the Pass line loses.

A come-out roll of 7 or 11 is a " natural ", and the Pass line wins.

The shooter is required to make either a Pass Line bet or a Don't Pass bet if he wants to shoot.

Deception Pass is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the U. S. state of Washington.

In the waters of Deception Pass, just east of the present-day Deception Pass Bridge, is a small island known as Ben Ure Island.

Deception Pass is a dramatic seascape where the tidal flow and whirlpools beneath the twin bridges connecting Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island move quickly.

Deception Pass is today surrounded by Deception Pass State Park, the most-visited park in Washington with over 2 million visitors each year.

Fishing is popular in Pass Lake, on the north side of the bridge.

* 1899 – Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed " The Filipino Thermopylae ", is fought.

In the 1940s through the 1960s, players such as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and Jim Hall laid the foundation of what is now known as " jazz guitar " playing.

Chord-melody is often played with a plectrum ( see Tal Farlow, George Benson and others ); whereas fingerstyle, as practised by Joe Pass, George van Eps, Ted Greene, Lenny Breau or hybrid picking as practised by Ed Bickert and others allows for a more complex, polyphonic approach to unaccompanied soloing.

Kancamagus Pass, elevation, is on the Kancamagus Highway at the eastern boundary.

Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River valley and between the now Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat and Sibi.