Associations to the word «Karakoram»

Wiktionary

KARAKORAM, proper noun. A mountain range located in Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan, containing more than sixty peaks above 7,000 m (22,960 ft), including K2, the second highest peak in the world.
KARAKORAM HIGHWAY, proper noun. The highest paved international road in the world, which connects China to Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 metres (15,397 feet).

Dictionary definition

KARAKORAM, noun. A mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak.

Wise words

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