Wakhjir Pass

The Wakhjir Pass, also referred to as Zero Point, is a mountain pass at the eastern end of the near the Afghanistan–China border, between the and .
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  • Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,837 metres (15,869 feet)
  • Description: mountain pass in Afghanistan and China
  • Also known as
    “Kotāle Wākhjiṟ”
    “Kowtal-e Vākhjīr”
    “Kowtal-e Wākh Jīr”
    “Pereval Vakhdzhir”
    “Vākhjīr Davān”
    “Vakhjir Pass”
    “Wa-hu-lo-t’e Shan-k’ou”
    “Wakhir Pass”
    “Wakhjīr Dawān”
    “د واخجير کوتل 瓦根基达坂”
    “南瓦根基达坂”

Wakhjir Pass

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Latitude
37.09817° or 37° 5′ 53″ north
Longitude
74.48482° or 74° 29′ 5″ east
Open location code
8J9P3FXM+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 936684282
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
1121878
Wiki­data ID
Q2299685

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Wakhjir Pass” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ممر واخجير”
  • Catalan: “pas de Wakhjir”
  • Catalan: “Pas de Wakhjir”
  • Cebuano: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • Chinese: “nán wǎ gēnjī dá bǎn”
  • Chinese: “Wǎ hè jí’ěr shānkǒu”
  • Chinese: “瓦根基达坂”
  • Chinese: “瓦赫吉尔山口”
  • Czech: “Váchdžírský průsmyk”
  • Czech: “Vakdžírský průsmyk”
  • Dutch: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • French: “col Wakhjir”
  • French: “Col Wakhjir”
  • Georgian: “ვახჯირის უღელტეხილი”
  • German: “Wakhjir-Pass”
  • Greek: “Πέρασμα Ουακτζίρ”
  • Hindi: “कोतल-ए-वख़जीर”
  • Hindi: “वख़जीर दर्रा”
  • Italian: “passo del Vachir”
  • Italian: “Passo del Vachir”
  • Italian: “Passo del Wakhjir”
  • Italian: “Passo di Wakhjir”
  • Italian: “Vachir”
  • Japanese: “ワフジール峠”
  • Korean: “와흐지르 고개”
  • Latvian: “Vāhdžīras pāreja”
  • Lithuanian: “Vachdžiro perėja”
  • Malayalam: “വഖ്ജീർ പാസ്”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه واخجیر”
  • Polish: “Wachdżir”
  • Pushto: “د واخجير کوتل”
  • Russian: “Южный Вахджирдаван”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Wakhjir”
  • Swedish: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • Swedish: “Wakhjirpasset”
  • Turkish: “Vahcir Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вахджирський перевал”
  • Urdu: “درہ واخجیر”

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