Mintaka Pass
The Mintaka Pass or Mingteke Pass or Mintika Pass is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. In ancient times, the Mintaka Pass and the nearby Kilik Pass, 30 km (19 mi) to the west, were the two main access points into Gojal (the upper Hunza Valley) from the north. The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley near Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. In addition, the two passes were also the routes used to reach Chalachigu Valley and Taghdumbash Pamir from the south. The name of the pass – Mintaka means "a thousand ibex" in Kyrgyz.
To reach this pass, misgar road starts from beli sost village, just ahead of sost town, after passing misgar, kalam darchi and then Murkushi village, from here trek goes to the mintaa pass. This pass is accessible year around.
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