18/04/2024
Telegraph Hut, Burzil Pass. Photograph taken in 1915, by R. conquest of Rawalpindi.
The Burzil Pass is a mountain pass now in northern Pakistan, and is part of the historic caravan route between the cities of Srinagar and Gilgit. 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. At the beginning of the 20th century, a hut was built on the crest of the pass, where couriers delivered mail and messages from India to China.