| Nezatash Pass | |
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  Nezatash Pass  Nezatash Pass | |
| Elevation | 4,476 m (14,685 ft) |
| Location | China–Tajikistan border |
| Range | Sarikol_Range, Pamir Mountains |
| Coordinates | 37°35′40″N 74°56′07″E / 37.5944°N 74.9353°E |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 納茲塔什山口 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 纳兹塔什山口 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 奈扎塔什山隘 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 奈扎塔什山隘 | ||||||
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| Tajik language name | |||||||
| Tajik language | Ағбаи Найзатош | ||||||
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).[1] The name of the path means "spear stone" in Kyrgyz as it is named after a rock near the location.[2]
- ^ [China-Tajikistan Border Agreement] (in Chinese). 2002-05-17 – via Wikisource.
经4476米(原苏联地图为4476.0米)奈扎塔什山隘
- ^ 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.