Darkot Pass

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Darkot pass (Urdu: درۂ درکوٹ), also known as "Darku,"[1] is a high mountain pass with an elevation of 15,430 ft. Open from May through October, it connects the Baroghil Valley in Chitral with the Rawat Valley in the Ghizer District of Gilgit, Pakistan.

Darkot Pass
درۂ درکوٹ
Darkot Pass in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Elevation4,703 m (15,430 ft)
LocationGilgit-Baltistan / Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan
RangeHindukush Mountains
Coordinates36°44′42″N 73°25′59″E / 36.74500°N 73.43306°E / 36.74500; 73.43306
Darkot Pass is located in Karakoram
Darkot Pass
Location of the Darkot Pass within the greater Karakoram region
Darkot Pass is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Darkot Pass
Darkot Pass (Gilgit Baltistan)
Darkot Pass is located in Pakistan
Darkot Pass
Darkot Pass (Pakistan)
Darkot Pass is located in Pamir
Darkot Pass
Darkot Pass (Pamir)

The pass is about 10 miles to the east of Koyo Zom (Zum) (6872m), the highest peak in Ghizer District. The border between Chitral and Northern Areas runs through the pass over Darkot Glacier. Eight miles to the south is Darkot village on the Darkot River, a small tributary of Ghizer River). To the southwest of Darkot pass is Chitral. Ten miles to the northwest of the pass is Chilmarabad, a village one mile south of the Boroghil pass.

Darkut is the Hazardous place due to climate change, Glaciers and fresh flood occupied the land of Darkut, Yasin

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  1. ^ Noack, Edward F. (March 1979). "The Record". The Geographical Journal. 145 (1): 158–165. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 633138. Retrieved 6 August 2024.