Karakoram Pass
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Karakoram Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Range that historically served as a key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high mountain pass
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| access | primarily by military and authorized personnel ⓘ |
| borderType | international border crossing point ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert ⓘ |
| connects |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| difficulty | physically demanding to cross ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 18175 feet
ⓘ
approximately 5540 metres ⓘ |
| feature |
high winds
ⓘ
low oxygen levels ⓘ permanent snowfields nearby ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | India–China border dispute area ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia
ⓘ
segment of the ancient Silk Road network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Himalayan region ⓘ Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
Ladakh ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border between India and China ⓘ |
| modernStatus | largely closed to regular civilian traffic ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Karakoram
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
|
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| near |
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
ⓘ
surface form:
Aksai Chin region
Siachen Glacier region ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the highest major passes in the world ⓘ |
| partOf | trans-Karakoram trade routes ⓘ |
| region |
Transhimalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya
|
| status |
remote
ⓘ
sparsely populated surroundings ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
high for China
ⓘ
high for India ⓘ |
| terrain |
barren
ⓘ
windswept ⓘ |
| usedFor |
caravan trade
ⓘ
trade in silk ⓘ trade in spices ⓘ trade in tea ⓘ trade in wool ⓘ |
| usedSince | ancient times ⓘ |
| usedUntil | decline of caravan trade in 20th century ⓘ |