Karakoram Highway
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The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karakoram Highway canonical | 68 |
| China–Pakistan Friendship Highway | 1 |
| China–Pakistan Karakoram Highway | 1 |
| Karakoram Highway (nearby) | 1 |
| Karakoram Highway network | 1 |
| Karakoram trade routes | 1 |
| N-35 Karakoram Highway | 1 |
| served by Karakoram Highway | 1 |
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Target entity: Karakoram Highway Context triple: [Gilgit-Baltistan, traversedByRoad, Karakoram Highway]
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Salang Pass
Salang Pass is a high mountain pass in Afghanistan that serves as a crucial transport route through the Hindu Kush, linking the capital Kabul with the country's northern regions.
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B.
Kukum Highway
Kukum Highway is a major roadway in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, serving as one of its primary transport arteries.
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C.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
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Karakoram Pass
Karakoram Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Range that historically served as a key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
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E.
Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in the Hindu Kush range that has long served as a key trade and invasion route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Karakoram Highway Target entity description: The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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A.
Salang Pass
Salang Pass is a high mountain pass in Afghanistan that serves as a crucial transport route through the Hindu Kush, linking the capital Kabul with the country's northern regions.
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B.
Kukum Highway
Kukum Highway is a major roadway in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, serving as one of its primary transport arteries.
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C.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
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D.
Karakoram Pass
Karakoram Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Range that historically served as a key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
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E.
Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in the Hindu Kush range that has long served as a key trade and invasion route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude international road
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mountain pass road ⓘ paved road ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Attabad Lake landslide in 2010 ⓘ |
| altitudeCategory | high-altitude road ⓘ |
| bridgeCount | hundreds of bridges ⓘ |
| builder |
Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Ground Force ⓘ
surface form:
People's Liberation Army engineers
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| builtBy |
China
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| connects |
China
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1978 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| crosses | Khunjerab Pass ⓘ |
| economicRole | major trade route between Pakistan and China ⓘ |
| followsValley |
Hunza River
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Indus River ⓘ Karakoram River valleys ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Khunjerab Pass ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
about 15397 feet
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about 4693 metres ⓘ |
| historicalRole | modern alignment along an ancient Silk Road corridor ⓘ |
| knownAs |
China National Highway 314 section
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E35 in Pakistan ⓘ Friendship Highway ⓘ KKH ⓘ |
| length |
over 1300 kilometres
ⓘ
over 800 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram mountain range
Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the highest paved international roads in the world
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passes near Nanga Parbat ⓘ passes near Passu Cones ⓘ Hispar Pass ⓘ
surface form:
passes near Rakaposhi
passes through geologically active region ⓘ subject to landslides and rockfalls ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| partOf |
China Belt and Road Initiative
ⓘ
surface form:
Belt and Road Initiative
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gilgit-Baltistan
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form:
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| terminusInChina | Kashgar ⓘ |
| terminusInPakistan |
Hasan Abdal
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Havelian ⓘ |
| tourismRole | popular route for adventure tourism ⓘ |
| tunnelFeature | includes tunnels near Attabad Lake ⓘ |
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Subject: Karakoram Highway Description of subject: The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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