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Khunjerab National Park was established primarily as a means to protect the Marco Polo sheep (as well as snow leopards and bharal) living in the area. [6] [7] The borders of the park were mapped by Schaller in 1974, after a short field survey.
The Khunjerab Pass holds several distinctions, including being the highest paved international border crossing globally and serving as the highest point along the Karakoram Highway. The construction of the road across this pass was completed in 1982, and it has since supplanted the previously unpaved Mintaka and Kilik passes as the principal ...
In Westcentral Sikkim within southern end of Khangchendzonga National Park, near India–Nepal border. Gyong La: Jammu and Kashmir: 18,655 ft (5,686 m) Between NJ9842 and Bilafond La on AGPL in Siachen Glacier area. Haldighati Pass: Rajasthan: 1,227.03 ft (374.00 m) Between Kumbhalgarh Fort and Udaipur. Hpungan Pass: Arunachal Pradesh: 10,078 ...
The Khunjerab National Park was established primarily as a means to protect the Marco Polo sheep (as well as snow leopards and bharal) living in the area. [45] The borders of the park were mapped by Schaller in 1974, after a short field survey.
Sost [1] is the last border town of Pakistan which leads the KKH to China through Khunjerab. Sost is the center of activities in upper Gojal with the office of Assistant Magistrate, an established bazaar, a dry port, customs, and other official setups. Sost is also an old village, with a diverse population.
Khunjerab may refer to: Khunjerab Pass , the highest paved road crossing of an international border in the world, between China and Pakistan Khunjerab National Park , in Pakistan
The Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and the highest point on the Karakoram Highway. The long, relatively flat pass is snow-covered during the winter season and as a consequence is generally closed for heavy vehicles from 30 November to 1 May and for all vehicles from 30 December to 1 April.
On the north, the range is delineated from the North Ghujerab Mountains by the Ghujerab River; the combined range is bounded on the north by the Khunjerab River, along which lies the Karakoram Highway leading to Khunjerab Pass. On the west, the South Ghujerab Mountains are bounded by the Hunza River and its tributary, the lower Khunjerab River. [1]