| Irshad Pass | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,977 m (16,329 ft) |
| Location | Afghanistan–Pakistan border |
| Range | Karakoram |
| Coordinates | 36°52′44″N 74°8′27″E / 36.87889°N 74.14083°E |
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Map of the Wakhan Corridor
Irshad Pass (elevation 4,977 metres (16,329 ft)), also called Ershād Yūvīn, Yirshod Wuyin, Irshad Urween, Irshād Uwin Pass, Kotale Ers̄āḏ Owīn, or Kowtal-e Ershād Owīn, is a high mountain pass that connects the Chapursan river valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan with the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan.[1]
According to a map shown in the National Geographic Magazine, the elevation of Irshad Pass is slightly higher than the figure given above, at 4,979 m. (16,335 ft.) The article mentions that the nomadic Kyrgyz people of the Wakhan Corridor, who total only about 1,100, cross the Irshad Pass in spring and autumn to trade animals for supplies at Babaghundi Ziarat in north-western Hunza, Pakistan.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ GeoNames. "Kowtal-e Ershād Owīn". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ↑ "Stranded on the Roof of the World." Michael Finkel. National Geographic Magazine, February, 2013, pp. 84-111.
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