Mingteke Pass
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 Mingteke Pass 1918 |
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| Compass direction | north | south | |
| Pass height | 4703 m | ||
| region | Xinjiang Autonomous Region ( People's Republic of China ) |
Gilgit-Baltistan Special Territory ( Pakistan ) | |
| Watershed | Mintaka → Kilik → Hunza → Gilgit | Taxkorgan → Yarkant | |
| Mountains | Hindu Kush | ||
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 0 '14 " N , 74 ° 51' 4" E | ||
The Mingteke Pass or Mingteke Daban ( Chinese 明 鐵蓋 達坂 / 明 铁盖 达坂 , Pinyin Míngtiěgě Dábǎn ), also Mintaka Pass , is a mountain pass in the far east of the Hindu Kush .
It connects the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang in the far west of the People's Republic of China and Kashmir in Pakistan . It is 4703 m high. On the Chinese side, it is in the Tajik Tashkorgan Autonomous Okrug in the Kashgar district . Before the opening of the Karakoram Highway over the Kunjirap Pass , the main connection was via Mingteke, as this area remained free of snow for a longer period of time. However, when the Mingteke also glaciated, the Kilik Pass was preferred by porters and pack animals.
The new Karakoram Highway leads further south and then east over the Khunjirap Pass, because because of its proximity to the Soviet Union , it was decided against Mingteke as a border crossing.
See also
Web links
- Mingtiegai Pass on Xuanzang's Eastward Journey Home
- From Mingteke pass to Kara-Tur valley
- Photo, story
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Historical Kilik and Mintika Pass" ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
