Khunjerab Pass

Khunjerab Pass is located in Hunza District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Khunjarab Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram range, which is a military point of interest for Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir and China’s Xinjiang region. Its elevation is 4693 m or 15397 ft.

The word Khunjerab is from the Wakhi language, which means “spring of water or falling water”. It is also called the roof of the world. This place holds many records like being the world’s highest and most scenic border crossing. The ATM machine located here is the high altitude ATM in the world. This place is the highest point of the Karakoram Highway and the road passing through here is the highest paved road in the world.