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As of late 2010s, on the Pakistani side, there are some trekking companies that offer tours to Mintaka Pass. On the Chinese side, the entire valley around Mintaka Pass is closed to visitors; however, local residents and herders from the area are permitted to access.
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connecting Pakistan and China was being constructed, Pakistan initially favored routing through Mintaka Pass. However, China, citing the fact that Mintaka was more susceptible to air strikes, recommended the steeper and higher
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has been favoured by caravans coming from China and Afghanistan as it is wider, free of glaciers and has enough pasture for caravan animals.
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Mintaka Pass was the main route used until the recent advance of glaciers. After the glaciation of Mintaka Pass,
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one travelled just over 70 km (43 mi) south to the junction of the Minteke River, modern day
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and were usually open all year, but extremely dangerous and only suited for travellers on foot. From
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During ancient times, Mintaka Pass and Kilik Pass were the shortest and quickest ways into
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depicting mounted horseman and ibex along with Kharoshthi inscriptions that mention
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must have used the Karakorum route via Mintaka or Kilik passes to capture
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from the south. The name of the pass – Mintaka means "a thousand
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A pre-1947 Indian map showing Mintaka Pass as the primary thoroughfare
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We were approaching the Mingteke Pass at 15,000 feet above sea level.
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and, from there, on to either Kashmir, or to the Gandharan plains.
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Mountain pass between Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang
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Elevation
China–Pakistan border
Range
Karakorum Mountains
Coordinates
37°00′14″N 74°51′04″E / 37.0039°N 74.8511°E / 37.0039; 74.8511
Mintaka Pass is located in Southern Xinjiang
Karakoram
Mintaka Pass is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Chinese
mountain pass
Karakorum Mountains
Pakistan
Xinjiang
China
Kilik Pass
Gojal
Hunza Valley
Gilgit
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
Chalachigu Valley
Taghdumbash Pamir
ibex
Kyrgyz

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