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Karachukar Valley
or Chalachigu Valley () is a valley in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County,
The valley was a significant thoroughfare of the Silk Road during ancient times. Around the valley are numerous passes connecting to other countries:
* Tajikistan - Beyik Pass
* Afghanistan - Wakhjir Pass, Tegermansu Pass
* Pakistan - Kilik Pass, Mintaka Pass
Of the above passes, it is believed that the famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim
Kalachukur river basin
OpenStreetMap, retrieved 27 May 2022. {{Authority control Valleys of Xinjiang Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Xinjiang
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, China
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.
It contains the basin of the Karachukar River, a tributary of the Tashkurgan River,
and is regarded as part of Taghdumbash Pamir.
The valley borders Afghanistan
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( Wakhan Corridor or Little Pamir) to the west and northwest, Tajikistan
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to the north, and Pakistan
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( Gojal or upper Hunza) to the south. The name of the valley is from Kyrgyz, meaning "black cave".
The valley is part of the Taxkorgan Nature Reserve. The protected Marco Polo sheep is only found in the wild around this area. The region is often referred to by the Chinese as the Chinese portion of the Wakhan Corridor. There is an ethnic Kyrgyz village called Bayik ( or ).
The entire Chalachigu Valley is closed to visitors. However, local residents and herders from the area are permitted access.
In March 2017, CCTV-7's ''Documentary for Military'' program produced a mini-series covering the numerous border outposts in Chalachigu Valley.
Mountain Passes
The valley was a significant thoroughfare of the Silk Road during ancient times. Around the valley are numerous passes connecting to other countries:
* Tajikistan - Beyik Pass
* Afghanistan - Wakhjir Pass, Tegermansu Pass
* Pakistan - Kilik Pass, Mintaka Pass
Of the above passes, it is believed that the famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang
Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making ...
traveled through Wakhjir Pass on his return trip back to China around 649 AD. Some Chinese historians argue that he also used Beyik Pass on his way to India.
See also
* Afghanistan–China border * China–Pakistan border * China–Tajikistan border * DafdarNotes
References
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Kalachukur river basin
OpenStreetMap, retrieved 27 May 2022. {{Authority control Valleys of Xinjiang Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County