Articles Tagged with: Karakorum
Ishkoman Valley
Ishkoman is a high mountain valley in the Hindukush and Karakorum mountains, in the northwest region of Gilgit in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Ishkoman is connected to the Yasin Valley by a high mountain pass.
The ownership of Ishkoman has changed hands several times over the years. It has been under the rule of the Mehtar of Chitral, the...
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Mintaka Pass
The Mintaka Pass (also known as Minteke Pass) (el. 4709 m./15,450 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. The Mintaka Pass and the nearby Kilik Pass (4,827 m or 15,837 ft (4,827 m) high; 37° 05′ N; 74° 41′ E), 30 km to the west, were, in ancient times, the two main access points into...
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Kilik Pass
The ‘Kilik Pass’ (el. 4827 m./15,837 ft.), 30 km to the west of Mintaka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains between Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. The two passes were, in ancient times, the two main access points into the Upper Hunza Valley (also called Gojal Valley) from the north.
It should not be confused...
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