Wakhjir Pass

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Wakhjir Pass is a high mountain pass in the Hindu Kush that forms a remote and rugged border crossing between Afghanistan and China.

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Wakhjir Pass canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing
mountain pass
access no major road connection
borderSide Afghan side: Wakhan District, Badakhshan
Xinjiang
surface form: Chinese side: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
borderType land border crossing
characteristic remote
sparsely populated
climate alpine
closestMajorSettlementAfghanistan Ishkashim region (approximate)
connects Tashkurgan
surface form: Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County

Wakhan Corridor
countryBorder Afghanistan
China
drainageEast Tarim Basin
drainageWest Amu Darya
surface form: Amu Darya basin
elevation approximately 16152 feet
approximately 4923 metres
historicalAssociation Silk Road cultural sphere
surface form: Silk Road region
locatedIn Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
surface form: Badakhshan Province

Hindu Kush
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Wakhan Corridor
Xinjiang
mountainRange Hindu Kush
nearbyFeature Wakhjir River NERFINISHED
partOf Afghanistan–China border
populationNearby very low
region Central Asia
security heavily controlled by both countries
snowCover snowbound for much of the year
status closed to regular commercial traffic
not an official open border crossing for tourists
strategicSignificance links Afghanistan with China
terrain high mountain
rugged
usedAs historical trade route

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wakhan Corridor hasPass Wakhjir Pass
Wakhan Corridor connectsViaPass Wakhjir Pass