Irshad Pass

Irshad Pass^[a] (elevation 4,979 metres (16,335 ft)), is a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush that connects the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan with the narrow Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.^[1][2] According to a map in the National Geographic Magazine, the pass is located at an elevation of 4,979 metres (16,335 ft).^[1] The National Geographic article mentions that the nomadic Kyrgyz people of the Wakhan Corridor, who total only about 1,100, cross the Irshad Pass in spring and autumn to trade animals for supplies at Babaghundi Ziarat in north-western Hunza Valley.^[3]

Irshad Pass
Elevation	4,979 m (16,335 ft)[1]
Location	Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Range	Hindu Kush
Coordinates	36°52′44″N 74°8′27″E

Map of the Wakhan Corridor

See also

• Broghil Pass

Notes

1. also referred to as Ershād Yūvīn, Yirshod Wuyin, Irshād Uwin Pass, Kotale Ers̄āḏ Owīn.