3. Referred as World’s 8th wonder.
Originates from Hassan Abdal.
Passes through Khunjrab Pass ( The zero
point b/w pak/china.
Ends at the western edge of Taklamakan
Desert.
6. Longest road of the world.
The Friendship road.
Shahrah e Resham.
Karakoram Highway(KKH).
China National highway 314 (G314).
Officially named in Pakistan as N 35.
In china “Chinese National Highway”
and “Friendship Highway.
7. 1300 kilometer long road.
Starts from Kashgar (China) passing
through Gilgit Baltistan reach to
Abbottabad where it meets The
Grand Trunk Road at Hassan Abdal.
Before 1986 means of travelling
were horses, donkeys and animals
8. One of the workers narrates an interesting
anecdote about the remoteness of the area.
When after lot of difficulties, a Pakistan Army
jeep managed to reach a so far inaccessible
village, a villager ran and brought a vase full of
water and placed under the front of the jeep.
When asked what he was doing, the villager
innocently replied, "Sahib, your animal must be
thirsty."
9. Traces one of the many paths of the
ancient Silk Road.
It also passes from The Old Silk Route.
It was named as silk route because silk was
being import and export from this route
10. The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient
network of trade routes that were central to
cultural interaction through regions of the
Asian continent connecting the West and
East from China to the Mediterranean Sea.
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12. Started in 1959 with the cooperation of
Pakistan and China.
Completed in 1979 and was opened for
people in 1986.
About 24000 worker worked day and night
in its construction.
13. On June 30, 2006, a memorandum of
understanding was signed between the
Pakistani National Highway
Authority (NHA) and China's State-owned
Assets Supervision and Administration
Commission (SASAC) to rebuild and
upgrade the Karakoram Highway.
14. On Karakoram highway Koh-Himalaya,
Karakoram and Koh-e Hindukush
meets at a point.
On the same point Gilgit River and
Skaradu River meets River Sindh.
Sindh river flows with karakoram
highway about 310 km
15. While travelling on the karakoram
highway about 12-30 great mountains
can be seen. Like Naangaparbat , Raka
Poshi and Diran.
16. About 810 Pakistanis and 200
Chinese lost their lives during the
construction of KKH
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18. Only Pakistanis and overseas citizens
of Pakistani origin tend to visit these
areas, and that too in small numbers.
As of 2014, no Western tourist agency
offers organized tours to the KKH.
Tourism
19. Western diplomats based in Pakistan are
prohibited by their governments from
making personal trips to these areas.
The KKH was however ranked in 2006 as
the "third best" tourist destination in
Pakistan by The Guardian.
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24. The impact of the Karakorum Highway on the
trade, communications, cultures and
economies of Pakistan and China has proved
to be a positive force for the region. The KKH
has not only become a practical expression of
the ever-strengthening Sino-Pak bilateral ties,
but also a conduit for greater economic
integration and cooperation within the
broader region of Central Asia.
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highway at 9:26PM
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wonder-of-world/ at 9:10PM
http://pakistanpaedia.com/landmarks/kkh/kkh.html at
8:38PM
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ry at 8:00PM
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On 26th June 2016
26. Bibliography:
EXPANSION OF THE KARAKORAM CORRIDOR:
IMPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS
-Senge H. Sering
Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (Lonely
Planet Country Guide)
-Sarina Singh
History of the Karakoram Highway
-Brig (r) Muhammad Mumtaz Khalid
