NW China
Xinjiang
Hotan Prefecture

Karakoram Pass

The Karakoram Pass is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft mountain pass between and in the Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between in and in the .
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 5,534 metres
  • Description: Mountain pass in India
  • Also known as: “K’a-la-k’un-lun Shan-k’ou”, “K’a-la-k’un-lun Ta-fan”, “K’a-la-ku’n-lun Ta-pau”, “Kalakunlun Shankou”, “Karakorum Pass”, and “Karakorum Shankou”

Karakoram Pass

Latitude
35.51346° or 35° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
77.8227° or 77° 49′ 22″ east
Elevation
5,534 metres (18,156 feet)
Open location code
8J7VGR7F+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2637464602
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
1280870
Wiki­data ID
Q784798
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Karakoram Pass” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Karakorum mendatea”
  • Bengali: “কারাকোরাম গিরিপথ”
  • Bhojpuri: “काराकोरम दर्रा”
  • Catalan: “Pas de Karakoram”
  • Cebuano: “Karakoram Pass”
  • Chinese: “喀喇昆仑山口”
  • Czech: “Karákóramský průsmyk”
  • Dutch: “Karakorampas”
  • French: “col du Karakoram”
  • French: “Col du Karakoram”
  • German: “Karakorumpass”
  • Hindi: “क़राक़रम दर्रा”
  • Hindi: “क़ाराक़ोरम दर्रा”
  • Indonesian: “Celah Karakoram”
  • Italian: “passo Karakorum”
  • Italian: “Passo Karakorum”
  • Japanese: “カラコルム峠”
  • Lithuanian: “Karakorumo perėja”
  • Malayalam: “കാരകോറം ചുരം”
  • Marathi: “काराकोरम घाट”
  • Nepali: “काराकोरम भञ्ज्याङ”
  • Persian: “گردنه قراقروم”
  • Persian: “گردنه قره‌قروم”
  • Polish: “Karakorum”
  • Portuguese: “Passo de Caracórum”
  • Russian: “Каракорумский перевал”
  • Slovenian: “Karakorumski prelaz”
  • Slovenian: “Prelaz Karakorum”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Karakoram”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Karakórum”
  • Swedish: “Karakoram Pass”
  • Swedish: “Karakorampasset”
  • Telugu: “కారకోరం కనుమ”
  • Telugu: “కారాకోరం కనుమ”
  • Turkish: “Karakurum Geçidi”
  • Uighur: “قاراقۇرۇم ئېغىزى”
  • Urdu: “درہ قراقرم”
  • Western Panjabi: “درہ قراقرم”
  • “काराकोरम दर्रा”

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