Nezatash Pass
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). The name of the path means "spear stone" in Kyrgyz as it is named after a rock near the location.
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.
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.
See also
- China–Tajikistan border
- Kulma_Pass
- Beyik Pass
- Tegermansu Pass
- Wakhjir Pass
- Chalachigu Valley
- Afghanistan–China border
References
- ^ Wikisource.
经4476米(原苏联地图为4476.0米)奈扎塔什山隘
[China-Tajikistan Border Agreement] (in Chinese). 2002-05-17 – via - ^ 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.
- ^ Ni-jo-t’a-shih Shan-k’ou (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "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
- ^ "China's Territorial and Boundary Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China. 2003-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-27.