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The crest of the pass is wide and covered with lush alpine grass vegetation during the summer. The Astore River originates from the western slopes of the Burzil Pass. [4] It is the oldest-known route connecting Gilgit with Skardu and Srinagar through the Deosai Plateau. Ancient travellers are believed to have extensively crossed the pass by horse.
It is situated on the bank of the Burzil Nala, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of the Chilam Chowki checkpost and to the north of a border village named Kamri. [2] The village, located south of Astore via the Burzil Pass, has an average elevation of 2,844 metres (9,331 ft) above sea level.
'Burji pass') is a natural pass in the Karakoram mountains between Skardu [1] and Deosai National Park [2] in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Its elevation is 5000 meters. [ 3 ] It is famous especially for its beautiful panoramic view of many mountain peaks, including that of K2 , Nanga Parbat , Masherbrum , Chogolisa , Laila Peak , Golden Peak ...
The Indian Army devoid of infantry was unable to apre forces for progressing operations in this sector. Lt. Col. Singh, according to official war diaries, Gorkhas failed to clear Burzil Pass due to strong enemy counterattacks and he walked to Thimmaya requesting not to deploy the Regiment under his command to Ladakh.
The border is a product of the Napoleonic period, established with the provisional constitution of the Helvetic Republic of 15 January 1798, restored in 1815. While this border existed as a border of Switzerland from 1815, there was only a unified Italian state to allow the existence of a "Swiss-Italian border" with the formation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, it previously comprised the ...
It is the oldest park in the Apennine Mountains, and the second oldest in Italy, with an important role in the preservation of species such as the Italian wolf, Abruzzo chamois and Marsican brown bear. Other characteristic fauna of the park are red deer and roe deer, wild boar and the white-backed woodpecker.
Large chairs at the pass, one on each side of the Austria-Italy border with a border marker in between. The Timmelsjoch pass is open to traffic from approximately the first half of June to the second half of October [4] (the exact dates depend on snow conditions) daily from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. The Ötztal valley side is subject to a toll charge.
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