Viewers i will show you real facts about (KKH) Karakoram Highway Hunza Pakistan to China silk road constructions and history.The difficulties in its construction, and the role of Pakistan Army FWO. This road is considered the highest paved international road in the world and the KKH is called the 8th wonder of the world and It is the highest border crossing in the world. It connects Western China and Pakistan.This road is known by karakoram highway,old silk road, and N35 names.
The amazing thing is that this road was built on the top of Himalayas,karakoram,khunjerab,mountains and glaciers in 20 years.About 810 Pakistanis and about 200 Chinese workers lost their lives during constructions.mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. Almost 140 Chinese workers,engineers who died during the construction are buried in the Chinese cemetery in Pakistan Gilgit. The route of the KKH traces one of the many paths of the old Silk Road.
That was the first step of (CPEC) China Pakistan economic corridor and base of pak china friendship which was started by the general ayub khan in 1959 and completed in 1979. The highway was opened to the general public in 1986.On the Pakistani side, the road was constructed by (FWO) Frontier Works Organisation employing the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers.This was his brave achievement of FWO.
The Karakoram Highway is a 1,300 kilometer national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit Baltistan where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314.
The Himalayas,Hindu Kush and Karakoram this Highway is only and beautiful places in the world where you can admire a mountain 8000 meters highest like nanga parbat.
This road passes through these areas:
Islamabad
Haripur
Abbottabad
Mansehra
Besham
Dasu
Chilas
Bungi
Gilgit
Chalt
Karimabad
Gulmit
Passu
Sost
Tashkughan
Muztagh ata
Kongur
Ghez
Upal
Kashghar
Length: 1300 km
This road passes through Abbotabad,Mansehra,The highway runs roughly north south across the Karakoram mountain range and through the Khunjerab Pass. In Pakistan it runs from Islamabad, Abbottabad to the border through the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. After the border it runs across part of China's Xinjiang province to Kashgar.

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