entering the region. Travelling from Xinjiang, it is about south of Kashgar and is the last town before the border with Pakistan. It is over the Khunjerab Pass from Sust, which is the Pakistani border town. Passenger road service between Tashkurgan and the Pakistani towns of Sust and Gilgit has existed for many years, and road service between Kashgar and Gilgit (via Tashkurgan and Sust) started in summer 2006. However, the border crossing between China and Pakistan at Khunjerab Pass (the highest border of the world) is open only between 1 May and 15 October. During winter, the roads are blocked by snow. See also Belt and Road Initiative Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Taghdumbash Pamir Taxkorgan Nature Reserve Footnotes References Curzon, George Nathaniel. 1896. The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus. Royal Geographical Society, London. Reprint: Elibron Classics Series, Adamant Media Corporation. 2005. (pbk); (hbk). Hill, John E. (2009). Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, First to Second Centuries CE. John E. Hill. BookSurge. . 库尔班, 西仁, 马达 力包仑, and 米尔扎 杜斯买买提. 中国塔吉克史料汇编. Ürümqi: 新疆大学出版社, 2003. . External links Check out note 20.2. to the translation of the Hou Hanshu by John Hill. http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/hou_han_shu.html For a brief description and some photos. Populated places in Xinjiang Populated places along the Silk Road Central Asian Buddhist kingdoms Central Asian Buddhist sites Former countries in Chinese history Iranian languages regions Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County Township-level divisions of Xinjiang County seats in Xinjiang