Nezatash Pass

Nezatash Pass
Location in Tajikistan
Elevation 4,476 m (14,685 ft)
Location China–Tajikistan border
Range Pamir Mountains
Coordinates 37°35′40″N 74°56′07″E / 37.5944°N 74.9353°E / 37.5944; 74.9353Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 74°56′07″E / 37.5944°N 74.9353°E / 37.5944; 74.9353
Nezatash Pass
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 納茲塔什山口
Simplified Chinese 纳兹塔什山口
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 奈扎塔什山隘
Simplified Chinese 奈扎塔什山隘
Tajik language name
Tajik language Ағбаи Найзатош

The Nezatash Pass or Neza-Tash Pass (Tajik: Ағбаи Найзатош; Aghbai Nayzatosh) is a mountain pass in the Sarikol Range between Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan and Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, China. It is situated at an elevation of 4,476 metres (14,685 ft).[1] The name of the path means "spear stone" in Kyrgyz as it is named after a rock near the location.[2]

History

Neztash Pass is a minor path on the Silk Road. During ancient times, it was not a main Silk Road route due to the fact that it took traveler far from settlements, lacked sources of water, and had a relatively higher elevation.[3]

However, during the 19th century, Neztash Pass was frequently used by European explorers passing through the region.[3]

That path sits on the border between China and Tajikstan in the historic region of Badakhshan. In the 1890s, the Chinese, Russian, and Afghan governments signed a series of agreements that divided Badakhshan, but China contested the result of the division. The dispute was eventually settled in 2002 when Tajikistan and China signed a border agreement.[4][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 (in Chinese) Wikisource link to 中华人民共和国和塔吉克斯坦共和国关于中塔国界的补充协定 [China-Tajikistan Border Agreement]. Wikisource. 2002-05-17. "经4476米(原苏联地图为4476.0米)奈扎塔什山隘"
  2. ↑ Hill, John E. (September 2003). "Section 20 The Kingdom of Suoche 莎車 (Yarkand).". The Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu. University of Washington. Retrieved 2017-02-07. Neza Tash, meaning spear-stone, is named from a spear-like pointed rock near the place.
  3. 1 2 "穿越葱岭丝绸之路：帕米尔高原故道寻踪". Sina Corp (in Chinese). 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-02-10. 石头城西的纳兹塔什山口是19世纪欧洲探险家经常走的捷径...但此山口距离主要商路与定居区的喷赤河谷太远，且其间均为高海拔地区，因此它与纳兹塔什山口都不在丝绸之路常规路线上
  4. ↑ "China's Territorial and Boundary Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China. 2003-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-27.


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