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Khunjerab Pass from Pakistani side

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

The Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass on the northern border of Pakistan with the People's Republic of China. It peaks at 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) which makes it the highest paved border crossing in the world. It is also the highest point on the Karakoram Highway. The name comes from the Wakhi for 'Blood Valley'. This section of the road was completed in 1982. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 234 KB) Summary Khunjerab Pass photographed from Pakistani side. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 234 KB) Summary Khunjerab Pass photographed from Pakistani side. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775) Synonyms Panthera unica The snow leopard (Uncia uncia [1][2] or Panthera uncia [3][4][5][6]), also known in some instances as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. ... The endangered Sea Otter An endangered species is a population of organisms (usually a taxonomic species), which because it is either (a) few in number or (b) threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters, it is at risk of becoming extinct. ... Khunjerab National Park one of the highest altitude parks in the world, provides the habitat for a number of endangered and threatened species like the Snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, and Himalayan ibex. ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway in the Xinjiang region of China. ... Adjective; of or relating to Wakhan, the extreme northeastern region of Afghanistan that borders China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. ... A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The long flat pass is often snow covered during the winter season and is closed from October 15 to May 1. There is excellent grazing on the Chinese side of the pass and domesticated yaks and dzu (a cross between yaks and cows) may be seen from the road. On the Pakistani side, the highway travels about 50 km across the extensive Khunjerab National Park before reaching the security outpost of Dih. From there, it is another 35 km to the customs and immigration post at Sust. In March 2006, the respective governments announced that, commencing on June 1, 2006, daily bus service would begin across the boundary from Gilgit, Pakistan to Kashghar, the People's Republic of China and road widening work would begin on 600 kilometers of the highway. [1] Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... This article is about the animal. ... Khunjerab National Park one of the highest altitude parks in the world, provides the habitat for a number of endangered and threatened species like the Snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, and Himalayan ibex. ... Sust is a small town in Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An afternoon scene in Gilgit Gilgit (Urdu: گلگت) is the capital city of Northern Areas, Pakistan. ... Location of Kashgar Kashgar (Uyghur: قەشقەر/K̢ǝxk̢ǝr; Chinese: 喀什; Pinyin: Kāshí, ), is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

See also

• Sust
• www.karakorumexplorers.com/Karakorum Explorers
• Khunjerab National Park
• Karakoram Highway
• Northern Areas

Sust is a small town in Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Khunjerab National Park one of the highest altitude parks in the world, provides the habitat for a number of endangered and threatened species like the Snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, and Himalayan ibex. ... Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway in the Xinjiang region of China. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ...

References

• Curzon, George Nathaniel. 1896. The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus. Royal Geographical Society, London. Reprint: Elibron Classics Series, Adamant Media Corporation. 2005. ISBN 1-4021-5983-8 (pbk; ISBN 1-4021-3090-2 (hbk).

• King, John 1989. Karakoram Highway : the high road to China. Hawthorn, Victoria, Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0-86442-065-X