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Silk road-Mt Rakaposhi(7788) from Hunza area of Pakistan. (POst 114)

The Silk Road was a trade route. It brought prosperity to both China and the Muslim regions in the golden age period. This route existed in the pre-Islamic period. The last link of the Silk Road (Karakoram highway)  before it crosses over to Kashghar in China  goes through a most beautiful part of Pakistan and I will share a few pictures that I took some years ago. below is a view of Mt Rakaposhi (7788m) from the Hunza area of  Pakistan.

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