The Karakoram Highway - Pakistan

[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Traveling on the Karakoram Highway was an overwhelmed experience for the first time. Chinese constructors were working everywhere to widen the Road. The Highway was full of majestic sharp-edged mountains, far away valleys which could be seen very small from the road and the great Chinese Bridges. The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world.It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m/15,397 ft as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings. It connects China's Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and also serves as a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the <b>&quot;Eighth Wonder of the World.&quot; </b> It was started in 1959 and was completed in 1986 after 20 years of construction. 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. The route of the KKH traces one of the many paths of the ancient