Karakoram highway passing from Pakistan
to China
- now recognized as 8th wonder of the world it connects China and Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 15,397 ft. The road is one of the scariest in the world. 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. The route traces one of the many paths of the ancient Silk Road. The road has a length of 800 miles, started in 1959 and was completed in 1986.
