| LC control no. | sh 87007210 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Karakoram Highway (China and Pakistan) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Karakoram Highway (China and Pakistan) |
| Variant(s) | Great Pakistan-China Friendship Road (China and Pakistan) Kʻa-la-kʻun-lun kung lu (China and Pakistan) Kalakunlun Gonglu (China and Pakistan) Karakoram Highway (Pakistan) Karakorum Highway (Pakistan) |
| See also | Roads--China Roads--Pakistan Silk Road |
| Found in | Work cat.: Zwischen Gandhāra und den Seidenstrassen : Felsbilder am Karakorum Highway, c1985. Columbia gaz. (Karakoram Highway: 800 mi/1,300 km all-weather motorway over the Karakoram Range from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to Kashi (Kashgar) Xinjiang, China. Built as a joint project by the 2 countries and known in China as the Great Pakistan-China Friendship Road. Also known to tourists as "the Silk Route" because it retraces part of a medieval trade route.) Pakistan Tourism Directory, 1986: p. 151 (Karakoram Highway) Pakistan. Tourism Division. Research & Statistics Section. Tourism on Karakoram Highway, 1983: t.p. (Karakoram Highway) cover (Karakorum Highway) Spectrum guide to Pakistan, c1989: index (Karakoram Highway) Dani, A.H. Human records on Karakorum Highway, 1983. King, J. Karakoram Highway, 1998: p. 9 ("The Karakoram Highway (KKH) connects the Silk Road oasis of Kashgar [in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region] with Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan's capital") Britannica online web site, Nov. 15, 1998 (Karakoram Highway, Chinese (Wade-Giles) KʻA-LA-KʻUN-LUN KUNG-LU, roadway that connects Kashgar, China, with Islamabad, Pak.) |
| Not found in | Britannica Macro.; Web. geog.; Britannica Micro. |
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