The Karakoram Highway: One of the World's Most Stunning Roads

🏔 Also known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, this legendary road connects Xinjiang, China, with Pakistan's northern city of Thakot, stretching from Kashgar (China) in the north to Thakot (Pakistan) in the south. 🏔 Built across the harshest terrain on the "Roof of the World", the Karakoram Highway is ranked among the "World's Ten Most Dangerous Roads". Its construction was an extraordinary feat of engineering, earning it the title of "Sky Road". 🏔 Pakistan, as the heart of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, has shared over 2,000 years of cultural exchange with China. However, the towering Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau forced historic trade routes to detour through Central Asia. 🏔 After more than a decade of arduous construction, the Karakoram Highway was completed in 1978. The southernmost section, built by China, features the Thakot Bridge, renamed "Friendship Bridge" in 2004. Today, this highway stands as a miracle of modern road engineering. #Pakistan#Thakot#Karakoram Highway#Pakistan guide#Pakistan travel#trip diary#travel guide