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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.
Babusar Pass connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Gilgit Baltistan 4,173 m (13,691 ft) Bashkaro Pass 4,924 m (16,155 ft) Bolan Pass connects Sibi with Quetta 1,793.4 m (5,884 ft) Burzil Pass 4,100 m (13,451 ft) Mustagh Pass 6,013-meter (19,728 ft) Broghil Pass Pass to Afghanistan 3,798 m (12,460 ft) Chaprot Pass 4,900 m (16,076 ft) Peiwar Pass
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.
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The entrance to Miminerg is through Astore from Gilgit’s side and from famous Deosei Plains from Sakardu side. It goes downhill from Burzil pass which is located at the height of 14000 feet at sea level. This land is decorated with the grass slopes, thick pine forests, fertile fields and blue water streams.
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 Massif Central is an old massif, formed during the Variscan orogeny, consisting mostly of granitic and metamorphic rocks.It was powerfully raised and made to look geologically younger in the eastern section by the uplift of the Alps during the Paleogene period and in the southern section by the uplift of the Pyrenees.
While describing the Kishenganga Valley (Gurez), Walter R. Lawrence writes in his book The Valley of Kashmir, "Perhaps Pahalgam, the village of the shepherds that stands at the head of the Liddar valley with its healthy forest of pines, and Gurez, which lies at a distance of thirty-five miles from Bandipora, the port of the Wular Lake, will before long rival in popularity the other margs.