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	Karakoram Highway Summary
		The Karakoram Highway runs along the Indus River and then dips into the Gilgit and Hunza valleys, culminating in a climb of 4,800 meters to the Khunjerab Pass, which serves as a dividing line between Pakistan and China.
		The highway, connecting the Northern Areas of Pakistan to the ancient Silk Road, runs approximately 1,300 km from Kashgar, a city in the Xinjiang region of China, to Havelian, located in the Abbottabad District of Pakistan.
		Karakoram Highway provides the pathway to expeditions for almost all peaks in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and several peaks in Xinjiang China.
	www.bookrags.com /Karakoram_Highway (1231 words)

	Karakoram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan.
		The Karakoram is bounded on the northeast by the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, and on the north by the Wakhan Corridor and the Pamir Mountains.
		The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed by the Gilgit, Indus, and Shyok Rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalaya range proper.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karakoram (709 words)

	25th Anniversary of Karakoram Highway (1978 - 2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Karakoram Highway follows the eastern direction of many silk routes along the valleys, of the Indus, Gilgit and Hunza Rivers to the China border at the Khunjerab Pass.
		The Highway is an incredible feat of engineering and an enduring monument to the 810 Pakistanis and 82 Chinese who lost their lives during construction work in what is probably the world's most difficult and unstable terrain.
		Karakoram Highway is a marvellous symbol of Pakistan-China cooperation and friendship.
	www.pakpost.gov.pk /philately/stamps2003/karakoram_highway.html (464 words)

	Karakoram Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Karakoram Highway in the Xinjiang region of China.
		The highway, connecting the Northern Areas of Pakistan to the ancient Silk Road, runs approximately 1,300 km from Kashgar, a city in the Xinjiang region of China, to Havelian, located in the Abbottabad District of Pakistan.
		Karakoram Highway provides the pathway to expeditions for almost all peaks in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and several peaks in Xinjiang China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karakoram_Highway (1010 words)

	:: APMN \| mountains - The Karakoram ::
		The name Karakoram (fl gravel or stone) is derived from the Karakoram Pass (5,570m) which does not even cross the main range but lies further east.
		The high mountains are bounded by the Indus gorge and the Ladakh Range to the south, desolate plateau to the east, the Aghil Mountains to the north, and the Hindu Kush westwards beyond the Kurumbur River.
		Structurally, the Karakoram Range is composed of three units: the northern sedimentary zone, the central metamorphic zone with a plutonic core, and the southern volcanic schist zone.
	www.mtnforum.org /apmn/new_website/mountains/ch2_karakoram.php (549 words)

	Karakoram Summary
		Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan.
		The Karakoram is bounded on the northeast by the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, and on the north by the Wakhan Corridor and the Pamir Mountains.
		The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed by the Gilgit, Indus, and Shyok Rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalaya range proper.
	www.bookrags.com /Karakoram (947 words)

	STILL HANGIN' ON A CROSS & SNARKING FROM GOLGOTHA: THE KARAKORAM HIGHWAY (KKH)
		The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world.
		It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 metres (15,397 feet), by far the highest paved international border crossing in the world.
		China and Pakistan are also planning to link the Karakoram Highway to the southern port of Gwadar in Balochistan through the Chinese-aided Gwadar-Dalbandin railway, which extends up to Rawalpindi.
	churchandempire.blogspot.com /2006/09/karakoram-highway-kkh.html (325 words)

	The Karakoram Highway :: Khyber.ORG
		The Karakoram Highway, or KKH, is the greatest wonder of modern Pakistan and one of the most spectacular roads in the world.
		For much of its 1,284 kilometres (799 miles), the Karakoram Highway is overshadowed by towering, barren mountains, a high altitude desert enjoying less than 100 millimetres (four inches) of rain a year.
		The highway is an incredible feat of engineering and an enduring monument to the 810 Pakistanis and 82 Chinese who died forcing it through what is probably the world’s most difficult and unstable terrain.
	www.khyber.org /places/2005/TheKarakoramHighway.shtml (733 words)

	Karakoram Highway travel guide
		The souls that paved the way for the modern tarmac road named the Karakoram Highway still seem to flicker amongst the sharp moving shadows of the rocks and the almost countless but crumbly lucent glaciers that constantly embellish its existence.
		Although the Karakoram Highway inclines upwards the whole way to the pass it's not until you get close to Gilgit that you begin to feel as if you are in mountains.
		As most travellers consider the Karakoram highway and the Big Pakistan-China Friendship Road to be one and the same, I have done so in this guide, with the exception that I refer to the Chinese road(s) by their route numbers.
	www.world66.com /asia/southasia/pakistan/karakoram_highway (1358 words)

	Pakistan Travel Web > Destinations > Mountains & Valleys > Karakoram Highway
		The Karakoram Highway or KKH in short, is the greatest wonder of modern Pakistan.
		The highway is an incredible feat of Engineering and enduring monuments to the 810 Pakistanis and 82 Chinese who died forcing it through what is probably the world's most difficult and unstable terrain.
		The highway then leaves the Indus for Gilgit, Hunza and Khunjerab rivers to take on the Karakoram Range, which boat 12 of the 30 highest mountains in the world.
	travel.web.pk /destinations/mountains_valleys/karakorum_highway.asp (897 words)

	The Karakoram Highway, a legendary road that connects Pakistan with China
		The Karakoram Highway is one of those legendary roads to travel in Asia.
		The legend of the Karakoram Highway is long and spectacular.
		The Karakoram Highway as we know the road nowadays was one of those Silk Roads.
	www.bicycle-adventures.com /karakoram-highway.html (724 words)

	Pedal Pushing in Pakistan: Karakoram Highway 2000 - John McHale
		The Hunza Valley in the northern mountains of Pakistan is, to my mind, the highlight of the journey along the Karakoram Highway commencing in Xinjiang in the far west of China.
		It was on the highway approaching this town that I came across a female cycle tourist who, coincidentally, turned out to be an old girlfriend of mine from ten years ago.
		Karakoram Highway - Upper Hunza - At the top of the valley the Highway remains level with the Hunza River, and together with the fabulous weather, makes for a dramatic mountain scene.
	www.formosanfattire.com /gallery/pakistan_photos.htm (858 words)

	The Karakoram Highway by Bicycle - Pakistan
		From there we followed the Karakoram Highway over the 4,700, Khunjerab pass and on down to Gilgit in Pakistan.
		Soon after the bridge we turned off the highway once again and followed a track towards Minapin.
		The Diran Guesthouse at Minapin is one of the treasures of the Karakoram Highway.
	www.timbarnes.ndo.co.uk /pakistan.htm (1737 words)

	Karakoram - Pictures of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan
		The Karakoram mountains of Pakistan mark the western end of the greater Himalayan mountain chain and contain the greatest concentration of high peaks on earth as well as the largest expanse of glacial ice outside the polar regions.
		The winter snows from these mountains provide the meltwater for the mighty River Indus that cuts through the Karakoram from its source in Tibet.
		The Karakoram is a mountain desert; a vast region of barren rock and ice, where jeep roads cut through valley systems to remote villages still many days walk from the high mountains.
	www.adventurephotographs.com /karakoram (103 words)

	Karakoram Highway Photo Essay
		Then the true Karakoram begin to loom, first on your left, and then as the road swings east into the Hunza valleys a dramatic curtain of rock is swept away and on your right the Rakaposhi Range rips into view.
		My overall verdict on the highway is that the highway is beautiful, bikeable and memorable in spite of itself...in spite of the filthy towns, the rough surfaces, the sometimes dangerous stretches, and the very questionable restaurants.
		Their bright cheery faces and pleasant demeanor are a real testimony to the character needed to survive in these hardscrabble, barren valleys....also they are a welcome tonic to the blank stares and rock volleys further south.
	www.cyclingscholar.com /karak.html (2012 words)

	Karakoram Highway - Initial Ascent - Part 1
		The Karakoram Highway [ KKH ], runs from Islamabad in the Pakistan plains, to Kashgar [Kashi] China.
		This 1200 mile highway crosses extreme mountainous terrain, including the edge of the Hindu Kush and Himalaya, the Karakoram and Pamir ranges to finally descend into China.
		One more page is devoted to the KKH ride, Karakoram Highway - Indus Kohistan; after which we arrived in Gilgit and finally got off the 22 hour [as it turned out] bus ride.
	www.mango.itgo.com /kkh_ascent.htm (812 words)

	Karakoram Highway, Karakoram Highway in Pakistan, Tour Karakoram Highway, Karakoram Highway Adventure Tour Pakistan, ...
		A tour of Karakoram Highway is not for the feeble heart.
		Though not many tourists take the Karakoram Highway as a travel destination but those who have taken the journey swear by its beauty and challenges that the 805-mile long highway throws.
		The 805-mile long Karakoram Highway starts from Havelian, which is about 100 kilometres from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
	www.tourtopakistan.com /pakistan-adventure-destinations/karakoram-highway-pakistan.html (385 words)

	Karakoram - China-related Topics KA-KD - China-Related Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located in the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan or the Northern Areas of Pakistan, the Karakoram is one of the great Himalayan mountain ranges, with many of the highest and most daunting peaks of the world.
		It is located on the border of Pakistan and India with China, about 500 km (300 mi) in length, and is the most heavily glacierglaciated part of the world outside of the polar regions.
		Due to its altitude and ruggedness, the Karakoram is much less inhabited than parts of the Himalayas further east.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Karakoram (380 words)

	GILGIT: Special police force urged for Karakoram Highway -DAWN - Local; 10 August, 2004
		According to investigation carried out by Dawn, the most robbery-prone part of the Karakoram Highway is between Mansehra (NWFP) to Sust border checkpoint as a large number of trade conveys, foreign tourists and passengers of buses have been looted on this notorious strip of the highway.
		As there is no police force, it is very easy for robbers to block the highway at any point and deprive foreign tourists and local tourists and passengers of their belongings and armed hold-ups have now become a routine matter.
		Once the Karakoram portion between Gilgit City and Hunza used to be the most peaceful portion but it has also become unsafe now after an attack on foreign tourists (June 2, 2004) followed by three more attacks on lorries and killing of drivers of two of the lorries on Aug 2.
	www.dawn.com /2004/08/10/local36.htm (438 words)

	The Hindu : International : China, Pakistan to renovate Karakoram Highway
		Eventually, the width of the highway will be expanded from the present 10 to 30 metres, enhancing its capacity to support transport three-fold.
		China and Pakistan are also planning to link the Karakoram Highway to the southern Gwadar port in Balochistan through the Chinese-aided Gwadar-Dalbandin railway, which extends up to Rawalpindi.
		The upgradation of the highway is thus part of Pakistan's attempt to build an elaborate network of infrastructure that would provide China the shortest access to West Asia and other world markets through Pakistan's deep sea ports, including Gwadar.
	www.hindu.com /2006/07/11/stories/2006071107281300.htm (338 words)

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		Muztagh Ata and Karakoram Highway (Pakistan and China)
		To reach the basis of Muztagh Ata, we drove from Rawalpindi/Islamabad in Pakistan along the Karakoram Highway.
		The Karakoram Highway crosses the border between Pakistan and China at Khunjerab Pass (4730m).
	ai.stanford.edu /~latombe/mountain/photo/muztaghata.html (528 words)

	Trekking and Mountaineering in Pakistan, essays, photos and resources--Karakorams.com
		In the summer months the KKH highway is pretty warm even at night so you do not need to keep warm clothes on you.
		If you stand on the highway and flag down vehicles, chances are that you'll get picked up by a bus or a van in a relatively short amount of time.
		The KKH is a single-lane highway that was constructed in the 1960s and 1970s by the Pakistanis and the Chinese.
	www.karakorams.com /Resources/resources_kkh.htm (2381 words)

	THE SILK ROAD-PAKISTAN & CHINA \| China \| Pakistan \| Silk Route \| Caravans \| Karakoram Highway \| Eight wonder of the ...
		The Karakoram Highway (or KKH), is the greatest wonder of modern Pakistan.
		Gilgit is located in the heart of the Karakoram range, surrounded by lofty peaks, the most majestic being Rakaposhi.
		Gilgit is both accessible by road and by air; the road, newly constructed along the path of the ancient silk route, is an unforgetable journey through winding valleys and tumbling waterfalls.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/3914.html (2463 words)

	* Adventure Tours Pakistan - Karakoram Valleys - Tours *
		Valleys of the great Karakoram provide some of spectacular landscapes in the world and the simple, friendly and smiling people of these valleys are with their own characteristics the joy full warm-hearted and welcoming Hunzakuts are always with a smile on their faces.
		At Besham we meet to Karakoram Highway and from here the Rocky Mountains starts and the road is built in the carved rocks that is why today the Karakoram Highway is known is “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
		The Karakoram Highway is not only a miraculous engineered road in the huge rocks of but also reflects the signs of a Great Friendship between Pakistan and China.
	www.atp.com.pk /tours (1128 words)

	Travel guide for Karakoram Highway - Hostels, things to do, nightlife, tips, etc
		Karakoram Highway runs between Western China and Pakistan.
		Historically, this was a caravan trail, one branch of the ancient Silk Road.
		The highway is closed to tourists for part of the winter and the desert area at its northern end can be very hot in summer.
	www.paganel.eu /karakoram_highway/index.html (253 words)

	The Karakoram Highway - Places - 4x4 Offroaders Club Karachi
		Three miles north of Hassan Abdal you enter the Hazara region of the North-West Frontier Province and continue past the bustling town of Haripur to Havelian, the railhead and official beginning of the Karakoram Highway.
		From Murkhun to Sost the valley widens dramatically, and you have an increasingly grand view of the precipitous northern slopes of the main Karakoram Range.
		You are reading The Karakoram Highway, an entry made on November 24, 2005, filed under Places.
	www.offroadpakistan.com /places/the_karakoram_h.html (2820 words)

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