The Nezatash Pass or Neza-Tash Pass (Tajik: ; 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 . 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 Mountain passes of China Mountain passes of Tajikistan Mountain passes of Xinjiang China–Tajikistan border Mountain passes of the Pamir Sites along the Silk Road Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County