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In Gilgit Baltistan, passes with Xinjiang from northwest to southeast are Mintaka Pass near India-Xinjiang-Afghanistan tri-junction, Parpik Pass, Khunjerab Pass, then India-held Aghil Pass north of K2. Then in Depsang Plains in Ladakh, passes with Aksai Chin from northwest to southeast are Karakoram Pass (Qara Tagh La) and Lanak La. Auden's Col
The Karakoram Pass (Uyghur: قاراقۇرۇم ئېغىزى) is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft [1] mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. [2] It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Mongolic. [3]
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North of Indira Col West is Trans-Karakoram Tract claimed by India but controlled by China under a 1963 border agreement with Pakistan. [15] The AGPL generally runs along the Saltoro Mountains range, beginning from the northernmost point of the ( LOC ) at Point NJ 9842 and ending northwest of Indira Col West in the north, with peaks in excess ...
After India reactivated an Advanced Landing Ground at Daulat Beg Oldi on its side of the Karakoram Pass, China upgraded the Shenxianwan Post to a full military base. It is now equipped with an iconic observation tower, facilities to hold a battalion of troops, a large dish antenna for satellite communications, and an all-weather road linking to ...
The trade route via the Karakoram Pass was used by caravans traveling between Leh and the Tarim Basin. Daulat Beg Oldi was a halting point for the caravans. Filippo de Filippi, who explored the area in 1913–1914, described: [18] But on the other hand the caravans come and go incessantly, in the summer, in astonishing numbers.
DBO-Karakoram Pass Road, 18 km: From DBO to the Karakoram Pass, via Polu Memorial. [15] At a campground, Polu (or Pulo/Pola) is a traditional temporary shelter built using local mud, four miles north of DBO on the DBO-Karakoram Pass Road along the DBO Nala, Maj A. M. Sethi found a memorial stone left by Dr. Philips Christiaan Visser in 1935. [16]
Aerial View of The Karakoram Highway. The Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم, Śāhirāh-i Qarāquram), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵), N-35, and the China–Pakistan Friendship Highway, is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit ...