Karakoram Highway (Chinese Graveyard)

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Karakoram Highway (Chinese Graveyard)

Karakoram Highway (Chinese Graveyard)

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 9:09 am
Lat/Lon: 35.00000°N / 74.00000°E
Image Type(s): Informational
Image ID: 442155

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