Top 12 photographs of the Khʉnžrav National Park through which Pak-China Economic Corridor will pass
March 19, 2015
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Khʉnžrav, misspelled in official documents as Khunjerab, National Park is a picturesque piece of land located at the border of Pakistan and China. The Ẓ̌ in the name Khʉnžrav is pronounced as ژ in ژالہ باری, the Urdu term for hailstorm.
In Wakhi, the local language, Khʉnžrav means the “Stream of Blood”. The name, apparently, was given to it in the ancient times due to the hardships it offered to travelers and visitors.
Administratively, it is located in the Gojal Tehsil of sub-division Hunza, district Hunza-Nagar. The Karakuram Highway passes through the Khunjerab National Park, entering China at a height of almost 15,500 feet above sea level.
Rich in flora and fauna, Khunjerab is home to rare animals like Golden Eagle, Snow Leopard, and many more.
These photographs are being used under the concept of Creative Commons license.
Deek in the Khunjerab Valley are pastures and green valleys which the travelers on KKH cannot seeA pair of ibexThe road to Khunjerab has been improved considerably as part of the preparations for opening of the Pak-China Economic Corridor. Natural hazards remain, nevertheless.The Khunjerab Top, as it is famously known, is a plateau-like landSnow Leopard is one of the rare animals found in the KNPThe Khunjerab Top remains covered with snow for more than half of the yearThe snow covered peaks and glaciers located in Khunjerab are among the most important sources of the Hunza RiverBefore becoming a National Park, Khunjerab used to be a huge pasture owned by several villages of the Gojal ValleyEvery year tens of thousands of tourists from mainland China come to the Khunjerab Top. However, they do not enter Pakistan because of visa restrictions and other protocols. Locals have been demanding to allow the tourists entry into Gilgit-BlatistanThe border fence dividing Pakistan and China.A beautiful view of the Khunjerab Top
Its border between the state of JK and china not between pak and China
Dear Imtiaz sb it is pak china border not kashmir..Jammu and kashmir itself has not Identity.
It is a boundary between Hunza State and China. None else other.
JK is part of Pakistan not an independent state. However, due to some traitors some part of it is under foreign occupation.
State of Pakistan, need to weed out such traitors, who are employed by enemies of Pakistan for cold war.
Nice to hear that finally u guys spell it correctly . great!
Its border between the state of JK and china not between pak and China
Dear Imtiaz sb it is pak china border not kashmir..Jammu and kashmir itself has not Identity.
It is a boundary between Hunza State and China. None else other.
JK is part of Pakistan not an independent state. However, due to some traitors some part of it is under foreign occupation.
State of Pakistan, need to weed out such traitors, who are employed by enemies of Pakistan for cold war.
Nice to hear that finally u guys spell it correctly . great!