Karakoram Highway
Karakoram Highway is a mountain pass road in Pakistan-China.
- Type: Mountain Pass
- Country: Pakistan-China
- Length: 1,300 km
- Opened: 1986
Overview
The KKH from Hasan Abdal to Khunjerab Pass at 4,693 m, the highest paved border crossing on earth, built over 20 years and opened in 1986. It follows the ancient Silk Road along the Indus and Hunza rivers. Landslides and Attabad lake keep it epic.
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