Friday, June 24, 2016

Pakistan: The Karakoram Highway (8th wonder of the world)

This is my first postcard from Pakistan!

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is one of the highest paved international roads in the world. It connects the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and Gilgit–Baltistan of Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres

Connecting China's Xinjiang region with Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, the road is a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

About 810 Pakistanis and about 200 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. 

Stamps:
National Book Day MNH, issued on 22.04.2016.
An Inportant Personalty In The History Of Pakistan: Dewan Bahadur S.P. Singha, issued on 26.04.2016.


Thank you Yousuf!



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