Mintaka Pass
The Mintaka Pass or Mingteke Pass or Mintika Pass is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. In ancient times, the Mintaka Pass and the nearby Kilik Pass, 30 km to the west, were the two main access points into Gojal from the north.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,479 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Mingteke Daban”, “Mingteke Pass”, “Mingtiege Daban”, “明鐵蓋達坂”, “明铁盖达坂 دەروازەی مینتاکا”, and “明铁盖达阪”
Mintaka Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.00617° or 37° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
74.85418° or 74° 51′ 15″ east
Elevation
4,479 metres (14,695 feet)
Open location code
8J9P2V43+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Mintaka Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mintaka Pass”
- Central Kurdish: “دەروازەی مینتاکا”
- Chinese: “明鐵蓋達阪”
- Chinese: “明铁盖达坂”
- French: “col de Mintaka”
- French: “Col de Mintaka”
- German: “Mingteke-Pass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר מינגטקה”
- Hindi: “मिंटका दर्रा”
- Italian: “colle di Mintaka”
- Japanese: “ミンタカ峠”
- Malayalam: “മിന്റാക്ക പാസ്”
- Polish: “Mintaka (przełęcz)”
- Polish: “Mintaka”
- Russian: “Мингтеке”
- Swedish: “Mintaka Pass”
- Ukrainian: “Мінтака”
- Ukrainian: “Перевал Мінтака”
- Vietnamese: “Đồi Mintaka”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Murkushi and Mintaka Karaul.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pakistan and Kilik Pass.
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