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Karakoram Highway
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Route information
Part of G314 Kokudou 314(China).svg
Maintained by NHA, SASAC
Length 1,300 km (800 mi)
Pakistan: 887 km (551 mi)
China: 413 km (257 mi)
Existed 1966–present
History Completed in 1979, open to the public since 1986
Major junctions
North end Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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South end Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan
Location
Major cities: Hasanabdal, Abbottabad, Thakot, Chilas, Gilgit, Aliabad, Sust, mandi gobindgarh, Kashgar
Highway system
National Highways of Pakistan
Motorways of Pakistan


The Karakoram Highway is a road that connects China and Pakistan. It runs through the Karakoram range. It is about 1300 km long, and runs from Kashgar in China, to Hasan Abdal in Pakistan. Because it runs through the mountains, it is also a popular tourist attraction.

Images for kids

  • AerialViewofKarakoramHighway

    Aerial View of The Karakoram Highway

  • Rakaposhi as seen from the Karakoram Highway near Nagar, Gilgit

    Aerial View of The Karakoram Highway by hunzographer

  • Pakistani truck in Karakoram Highway, Passu, Northern Areas, Pakistan

    Jingle trucks on the Karakoram Highway.

  • Start Karkoram Highway

    Milestone near Besham in Pakistan.

  • Karakorum-carretera-d08

    The Karakoram Highway in the Xinjiang region of China.

  • Karakoram Highway

    Karakoram Highway near Juglot, where three mountain ranges meet

  • Cathedral Ridge Passu NEFrontier Pakistan

    KKH passing through Passu in Pakistan.

  • 314国道 - National Highway 314 - 2015.04 - panoramio

    Karakoram Highway in Akto County, Xinjiang

  • Baltistan

    KKH along the Indus River, 2001.

  • Shattial Carvings

    On the Karokoram Highway near Chilas.

  • Landslide 2

    Landslides, particularly during the rainy season, sporadically disturb the traffic for several hours.

  • The beautiful Karakoram Highway

    Karakoram Highway ahead of Juglot, Gilgit

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Carretera del Karakórum para niños

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