Chinese Graveyard on Karakoram Highway near Gilgit

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Chinese Graveyard on Karakoram Highway near Gilgit

Chinese Graveyard on Karakoram Highway near Gilgit

A Chinese Graveyard and monumnet near Gilgit. The Silk Road construction started from 1966 and completed in 1978(20 years)During construction 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the Karakoram Highway.
Karrar Haidri
on Sep 13, 2008 9:05 am
Lat/Lon: 35.00000°N / 74.00000°E
Image Type(s): Informational
Image ID: 442154

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usman180 - Mar 31, 2011 7:18 am - Voted 10/10

its very

sad that lot of ppl have laid thier lives for this cause

Karrar Haidri

Karrar Haidri - Mar 31, 2011 12:03 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: its very

You are right.

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