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Srinagar to Kashgar by Road : The First Motorised Crossing of the Greatest Mountain Ranges

The Complete Beirut to Beijing Route

Once the Expedition commenced there arose new Challenges. Though the Afghanistan Civil War had ended, the situation in North Afghanistan and Routes into the Pamirs were far from being safe for the Expedition. So another detour was decided. It was decided that the Expedition would now crossover into India from Afghanistan and then they would take the Mountain track that connected Srinagar in Kashmir with Yarkand / Tashkurgan in Chinese Turkestan or what is now Xinjiang

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tags: citroen, citroen haardt, silk route, great himalayas, karakorams, kilik pass, mintaka pass, khunjerab pass, rajdhan pass, tragbal pass, kashmir, srinagar to gilgit
categories: Himalayan History, Himalayan Geography
Friday 12.09.22
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

The Consulate at Chini Bagh

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The story of Chinni Bagh, which at once upon a time was the Consulate of the British Empire in Kashgar to facilitate the Trade between India and Central Asia and also keeping a watch on the Russians during the Great Game.

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tags: leh yarkand route, silk route, kargil, hoashiarpur, amarchand
Friday 11.02.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
Comments: 1
 

The Uighur Hajis

Uighur Hajis in Leh

These were also adventurers but there adventure was in the name of God. The Uighur Hajis who traveled the Leh Yarkand Route only to proceed further into mainland India and then across the Arabian Sea to do the Haj Pilgrimage.

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tags: uighur, haj, yarkand, leh, silk route, pilgrimage
Monday 10.29.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Gurudwara and the Hindu Dharamshala at Leh

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The Gurudwara and the Hindu Dharamshala at Leh. A link back to the time when Punjabi traders connected the Trans Himalayas with the Indian Plains. Mostly from Hoshairpur they were major players in the trade with Central Asia via Ladakh. And some are still there

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tags: silk route, leh yarkand, punjabi traders
categories: Himalayan History
Saturday 05.26.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

The Kashmir Ladakh Yarkand TransHimalayan Silk Route

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Notes from the Kashmir Ladakh Yarkand Trade Route / Silk Route

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tags: silk route, kashmir, ladakh, yarkand
Sunday 04.01.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

The Worst Trade Route in the World

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The Story of the Trade Route or the Silk Route which connected Kashmir with Yarkand in Central Asia via Ladakh. The Route passed through some of the most inhospitable Mountain terrain and over the highest Passes in the World. No wonder some one called it “The Worst Trade Route in the World”

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tags: silk route, yarkand, ladakh, kashmir
Sunday 04.01.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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