Khunjerab Pass

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international border crossing mountain pass

Khunjerab Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Pakistan–China border, known as one of the world’s highest paved international border crossings and a key segment of the Karakoram Highway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
administrativeTerritoryChinaSide Kashgar ⓘ
surface form: Kashgar Prefecture
administrativeTerritoryPakistanSide Hunza District ⓘ
altitudeEffect risk of altitude sickness for visitors ⓘ
borderControlFacilities present on China side ⓘ
present on Pakistan side ⓘ
borderCrossingBetween China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
climate alpine ⓘ
connectsCityOrArea Hunza Valley ⓘ
Tashkurgan ⓘ
countryOnNorthernSide China ⓘ
countryOnSouthernSide Pakistan ⓘ
elevation approximately 15397 feet ⓘ
approximately 4693 metres ⓘ
feature remote high-mountain environment ⓘ
snow cover for much of the year ⓘ
steep approaches ⓘ
knownFor being one of the highest paved international border crossings ⓘ
high-altitude road conditions ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
locatedInRegion Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
locatedOnBorderBetween China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
nameLanguageOrigin Wakhi ⓘ
nameMeaning Valley of Blood ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Khunjerab National Park ⓘ
openingYearForModernHighway 1970s ⓘ
partOf China–Pakistan border ⓘ
Karakoram Highway ⓘ
region northern Pakistan ⓘ
western China ⓘ
roadAccessFromChina via China National Highway G314 ⓘ
roadAccessFromPakistan via Karakoram Highway from Gilgit and Hunza ⓘ
roadSurface asphalt ⓘ
roadType paved highway ⓘ
seasonalConditions may be closed in winter due to heavy snowfall ⓘ
strategicImportance key link in China–Pakistan economic and transport relations ⓘ
timeZoneChinaSide China Standard Time ⓘ
timeZonePakistanSide Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ
touristAttractionType scenic viewpoint ⓘ
transportMode motor vehicles ⓘ
traversedBy Karakoram Highway ⓘ
usedFor tourism ⓘ
trade between Pakistan and China ⓘ
transportation of goods ⓘ

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

China–Pakistan border → borderPoint → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
Gwadar → connectedTo → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan → containsPass → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
Karakoram Highway → crosses → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
Karakoram Highway → highestPoint → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
Gilgit → nearPass → Khunjerab Pass ⓘ