Kirgizjangal Pass

Kirgizjangal Pass
(Kekeate Pass)
(Heiqiazi Pass)
Heika/Heiqia Pass
Westbound view with the many hairpin turns
Elevation4,909 m (16,106 ft)
Traversed by G219
LocationKargilik County and Hotan County in Xinjiang, China
RangeKunlun Mountains
Coordinates36°25′52″N 77°34′44″E / 36.431°N 77.579°E / 36.431; 77.579
Kirgizjangal Pass (Kekeate Pass) (Heiqiazi Pass) is located in Southern Xinjiang
Kirgizjangal Pass (Kekeate Pass) (Heiqiazi Pass)
Kirgizjangal Pass
(Kekeate Pass)
(Heiqiazi Pass)
Map
Kekeate Pass
Traditional Chinese柯克阿特達坂
Simplified Chinese柯克阿特达坂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKēkèā'ěrtè Dábǎn
Heiqiazi Daban
Traditional Chinese黑卡子達坂
Simplified Chinese黑卡子达坂
Literal meaningBlack hairpin pass
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHēiqiǎzi Dábǎn
Heiqia Pass
Traditional Chinese黑恰達坂
Simplified Chinese黑恰达坂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHēiqià Dábǎn

Kekeate Pass[1][2] (Chinese: 柯克阿特达坂; pinyin: Kēkèā'ěrtè Dábǎn), also refer to it as Heiqiazi Pass, Heika Pass or Heiqia Daban[hqz](Chinese: 黑卡子达坂; pinyin: Hēiqiǎzi Dábǎn; lit. 'black hairpin pass') is a mountain pass along the China National Highway 219 with numerous hairpin turns.[3] The mountain pass connects the Yarkand River valley to the west with the Karakash River valley to the east. Located at 309 kilometres (192 mi) from the northern terminus of the G219 highway,[4] it is between the village of Mazar in Kargilik County and the town of Xaidulla in Hotan County near the boundary of the two counties. Western sources often known it as as Kirgizjangal Pass,[5]

  1. ^ Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology (1992). Proceedings of the Symposium on Mountain Glaciology relating to Human Activity held at Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China, 26-30 August 1991. International Glaciological Society. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-946417-08-7. Kekeate Pass
  2. ^ Frank van Rijn (2007). De gouden capuchon (in German). Uitgeverij Elmar. p. 51. ISBN 978-90-389-1729-0. Kekeate-La
  3. ^ "Kirgizjangal Pass". dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 28 January 2020. Kirgizjangal Pass ... The road to the summit is called 219 National Road, also known as Tibet-Xinjiang Highway. Construction of this road started in 1951, was completed in 1957 and fully paved with asphalt in 2013. ... It's a great climb with many switchbacks.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference buzhiqixing_d5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Stephen Lioy; Bradley Mayhew; Megan Eaves (1 May 2019). Lonely Planet Tibet. Lonely Planet Global Limited. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-78868-583-2. The road turns east and climbs over the Kirgizjangal Pass (4930m) to the large village of Xaidulla (Sai Tula; 3700m)