Karakoram
major mountain range spanning the borders between India, Pakistan, and China
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Summary
Karakoram is a mountain range[1]. Karakoram ranks in the top 0.71% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,460 views/month, #20 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: People's Republic of China[3], Tajikistan[4], India[5], Afghanistan[6], Pakistan[7]
- Shares border with: Tibetan Plateau[8]
- Part of: Alpide belt[9], Larger Himalaya[10]
- Commons category: Karakoram[11]
- Highest point: K2[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Karakoram[13]
- Commons gallery: Karakoram[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Different from: Karakorum[19]
- Length: 500 km[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 8611 m[21]
- Time period: Cretaceous[22]
- Has boundary: Pamir Mountains[23], Hindu Kush[24], Kunlun Mountains[25], Himalayas[26], Ladakh Range[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Karakoram include K2[29], a mountain[30], in Pakistan[31] and Karakoram International University[32], a university[33], in Pakistan[34], founded in 2002[35].
Why It Matters
Karakoram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Karakoram is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Karakoram include K2[29], a mountain[30], in Pakistan[31] and Karakoram International University[32], a university[33], in Pakistan[34], founded in 2002[35].