What is the Karakoram Highway?

The Karakoram Highway (KH) or Friendship Highway or N35 connects the Kashgar town in Xinjiang region in China to Havelian (Abbottabad district) in Pakistan, which extends further to the junction of Grand Trunk (GT) Road at Hasan Abdal in Pakistan. KH is the world’s highest paved international road constructed across the Karakoram mountain range and through the Khunjerab Pass located at an altitude of 4,877 metres. It was built by the governments of China and Pakistan between 1966 and 1986. KH has given a boost to adventure tourism by giving easier access to high mountains, for mountaineers and adventure-seekers.