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Pakistan Border Regions & Crossings
Border regions & crossings with Afghanistan, China, Iran and India..............
Mintaka Pass (Pakistan/China)
Mintaka is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and China's Xinjiang. The Mintaka Pass was the main pass used in ancient times until the fairly recent advance of glacier ice. After the glaciation of the Mintaka Pass, the Kilik Pass (located 30 km to the west) was favoured by caravans coming from China and Afghanistan as it is wider, free of glaciers and provided enough pasture for caravan animals. Since 1986, the Khunjerab Pass overtaken both Mintaka and Kilik as the main border crossing between Pakistan and China.
Map showing distance from Mintaka to Khunjerab Pass
Chinese border marking
Pakistan border marking
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Border regions & crossings with Afghanistan, China, Iran and India..............
Mintaka Pass (Pakistan/China)
Mintaka is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and China's Xinjiang. The Mintaka Pass was the main pass used in ancient times until the fairly recent advance of glacier ice. After the glaciation of the Mintaka Pass, the Kilik Pass (located 30 km to the west) was favoured by caravans coming from China and Afghanistan as it is wider, free of glaciers and provided enough pasture for caravan animals. Since 1986, the Khunjerab Pass overtaken both Mintaka and Kilik as the main border crossing between Pakistan and China.
Map showing distance from Mintaka to Khunjerab Pass
Chinese border marking
Pakistan border marking
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