Passes in Pakistan

1.      The Karakoram Pass connects Kashmir with China.

2.      The Khunjerab Pass connects Gilgit-Baltistan with China.

3.      The Khunjerab Pass is situated in the Karakoram Range.

4.      The Dorah Pass connects Chitral with Afghanistan.

5.      The Dorah Pass is situated in the Hindu Kush Range.

6.      The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar with Kabul.

7.      The Khyber Pass is situated in the Safed Koh Mountains.

8.      The Gomal Pass is between Afghanistan and North Waziristan.

9.      The Gomal Pass is situated in the Sulaiman Range.

10.  The Bolan Pass connects Quetta with Sibi Plains.

11.  The Bolan Pass is situated in the Toba Kakar range.

12.  The Kojak Pass connects Quetta with Kandhar.

13.  The Lawari Pass is between Chitral and Dir.

14.  The Lawari Pass is situated in the Dir district.

15.  The Babusar Pass is between Gilgit-Baltistan and Dir.

16.  The Babusar Pass is situated in the Karakoram Range.

17.  The Babusar Pass connects Abbottabad with Chitral.

18.  The height of the Babusar Pass is 13,691 feet above sea level.

19.  The Babusar Pass connects Dir with Kohistan.

20.  The Borophil Pass connects Chitral with Wakhan.

21.  The height of the Borophil Pass, above sea level, is 12,000 feet.

22.  The Bolan Pass has a height of 5873 feet.

23.  The Bolan Pass connects Chaman with Afghanistan.

24.  The Dorah Pass connects Chitral with Nooristan.

25.  The height of the Dorah Pass, above sea level, is 14,000 feet.

26.  The Kojak Pass connects Quetta with Kandhar.

27.  The height of the Kojak Pass, above sea level, is 7,413 feet.

28.  The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with China via Karakoram Highway.

29.  The height of the Khunjerab Pass, above sea level, is 15,397 feet.

30.  The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar with Kabul.

31.  The length of the Khyber Pass is 33 kilometers.

32.  The Kilik Pass connects Gilgit with China.

33.  The Mintaka Pass (15,450 feet) connects Gilgit with Kashgar (China).

34.  The Shandur Pass (12,200 feet) connects Chitral with Gilgit.35.  The length of the Shandur Pass is 1150 feet.

Passes Connecting Pakistan with China

  1. Khunjerab Pass
  2. Karakoram Pass
  3. Mintaka Pass
  4. Kilik Pass

Passes Connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan

  1. Khyber Pass: This is the most famous and historically significant pass, connecting Peshawar to Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It’s a key transportation route.
  2. Bolan Pass: Located in Balochistan, this pass connects Sibi with Quetta and has historically served as a trade route to and from Central Asia, including parts of Afghanistan.
  3. Broghil Pass: A high mountain pass in the Hindu Kush, it connects Pakistan’s Chitral District to the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.
  4. Dorah Pass: Another pass in the Hindu Kush, it connects Pakistan’s Chitral District to Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.
  5. Gomal Pass: This pass connects Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan to Ghazni in Afghanistan, historically used by nomadic traders.
  6. Khojak Pass: This pass connects Quetta, Pakistan, to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  7. Tochi Pass: This pass connects Bannu in Pakistan to Ghazni in Afghanistan.
  8. Peiwar Pass: This pass connects the Kurram District of Pakistan to Paktia Province of Afghanistan.
  9. Khurram Pass: This pass also connects Pakistan to Afghanistan.
  10. Irshad Pass: This pass connects the upper part of Hunza to the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.
  11. Lupghar Pir Pass: This is a high-altitude pass that connects Pakistan to Afghanistan.