The Karakoram Highway is a 1,300 km national highway that spread out from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it marks into China and turns out to be the China National Highway.
It starts from Havelian and takes you through multiple beautiful cities such as Mansehra, Abbottabad, Besham, and Hunza.
The 1,300km long Karakoram Highway associates China with Gilgit Baltistan. Karakoram Highway was constructed by the countries over 20 years.
The Karakoram Highway is deemed the most distinguished international road in the world. The road tracks one of the many pathways of the ancient Silk Road, the KKH is often called the Eighth Wonder of the World due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed.
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is one of the uppermost surfaced roads on earth and the main trade route between Pakistan and China. The road is completely developed, smooth and safe to travel.
It is an ideal setting for a most dizzying road trip and runs up to an altitude of 4,693 meters alongside various peaks over 7,000 meters in height.
The road has opened mountaineers and cyclists more comfortable entrances to the many high mountains, glaciers, and lakes in the area. The highway presents the entrance to Gilgit and Skardu from Islamabad by road. These are the two major hearts for mountaineering expeditions in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The Karakoram Highway paralleled the list with the California State Route of the United States of America, The Atlantic Road of Norway, The Col du Stelvio in Italy, Morocco’s Dades Gorges Road, Spain’s TF 436, The Millau Viaduct of France, and The Icefields Promenade of Canada.
The Karakoram Highway has been ranked among the 15 most beautiful roads in the world for its scenic beauty.
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is a civil engineering wonder that attaches China to Pakistan while crossing the Karakoram mountain range and running along high peaks that are over 7,000 meters in height.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakoram_Highway
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2309861/karakoram-highway-ranked-among-worlds-15-most-beautiful-roads
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/10-Jul-2021/pakistan-s-karakoram-highway-ranks-among-world-s-15-most-beautiful-roads
https://propakistani.pk/2021/07/12/karakoram-highway-ranked-among-most-beautiful-roads-in-the-world/
