Irshad pass
| Irshad pass | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass direction | north | south | |||
| Pass height | 4977 m | ||||
| region | Badakhshan Province ( Afghanistan ) | Gilgit-Baltistan Special Territory ( Pakistan ) | |||
| Watershed | Wachandarja → Pyanj → Amu Darya | Chapursan → Hunza → Gilgit | |||
| Mountains | Hindu Kush | ||||
| particularities | Trekking path | ||||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 52 '44 " N , 74 ° 8' 27" E | ||||
Irshad Pass , also called Irshad Unwin Pass , is a high mountain pass with a peak height of 4977 m above sea level.
The pass forms a connection between the Pakistani special territory Gilgit-Baltistan (the former Northern Areas ) and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan . The pass allows the crossing of Chapursan Valley to the Hunza Valley in Gojal in Gilgit district .
This pass is not accessible and it takes three days to cross from one valley to another on horseback. Every year 60 convoys of porters, mostly Kyrgyz people, cross the pass . The Irshad Pass was mentioned by Philippe Valéry in his book à pied jusqu'en Chine .
Web links
- Overview map of the north of Pakistan with Irshad pass (PDF; 1.5 MB)
- Photo of the Irshad Unwin Pass on page 5
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on trekking-au-pakistan.com ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 19, 2009
- ↑ Information from www.juldu.com , accessed on December 19, 2009
