The Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and the highest point on theKarakoram Highway. The roadway across the pass was completed in 1982, and has superseded the unpaved Mintaka and KilikPasses as the primary pass

Irkeshtam Pass (200 kilometers south of Torgat Pass) was one of the main passes used by Silk Road caravan traveling between China and Central Asia linking up Kashgar with the Fergana Valley. It is strictly off limits to foreign travelers.

Torugart Pass (3,672 meter, 12,100 feet) is regarded as one of the sorriest, most problematic and adventurous border crossings in the world, complete with a howling wind, chilly temperatures, excruciatingly long waits, patrol dogs and the meanest and most