Irshad Pass

{{short description|Mountain pass in Hindu Kush}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Irshad Pass | photo = | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 4979 | elevation_ref = <ref name="Nat-Geo" /> | traversed = | location = Afghanistan–Pakistan border | range = Hindu Kush | coordinates = {{coord|36|52|44|N|74|8|27|E|type:pass|display=inline,title}} | topo = }} thumb|Map of the Wakhan Corridor|300px|right '''Irshad Pass'''{{efn|also referred to as Ershād Yūvīn, Yirshod Wuyin, Irshād Uwin Pass, Kotale Ers̄āḏ Owīn.}} (elevation {{convert|4979|m|sigfig=5}}), is a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush that connects the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan with the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.<ref name="Nat-Geo" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geonames.org/1142485/kowtal-e-ershad-owin.html |title=Kowtal-e Ershād Owīn |author=GeoNames |accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref> According to a map in the ''National Geographic Magazine,'' the pass is located at an elevation of {{convert|4979|m}}.<ref name="Nat-Geo">{{cite magazine |last1=Salopek |first1=Paul |author-link=Paul Salopek |title=A Historic Journey Proceeds Across the Roof of the World |magazine=National Geographic |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/across-the-roof-of-the-world-as-a-historic-journey-proceeds |language=en}}</ref> The ''National Geographic'' article mentioned that people from Afghanistan's Wakhan District, particularly the Kyrgyz people of Bazai Gumbad, regularly cross the Irshad Pass in spring and autumn to trade animals for supplies at Babaghundi Ziarat in north-western Hunza Valley.<ref>"Stranded on the Roof of the World." Michael Finkel. ''National Geographic Magazine'', February, 2013, pp. 84-111.</ref>

== See also == * Broghil Pass

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Category:Afghanistan–Pakistan border Category:Karakoram Category:Landforms of Badakhshan Province Category:Mountain passes of Afghanistan Category:Mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan Category:Wakhan