Map including Beyik Pass (labeled as NI-JO-T'A-SHIH SHAN-K'OU) (AMS, 1966)Map including the Nezatash Pass area (1992)
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.
However, during the 19th century, Neztash Pass was frequently used by European explorers passing through the region.
That path sits on the border between China and Tajikistan 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.
