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07-OCT-2002
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© Luis Curran |
Old Fortress - Part of the Silk Road - Tashkurgan
Xinjiang Province
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road. Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan (Afghanistan) to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan and is the last town before the border with Pakistan, and 120 km over the Khunjerab Pass (the highest border of the world) from Sust, which is the Pakistani border crossing town. During winter, the roads are blocked by snow.
Canon EOS D30
1/350s f/11.0 at 70.0mm iso400
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| Full EXIF Info |
| Date/Time | 07-Oct-2002 01:26:46 |
| Make | Canon |
| Model | EOS D30 |
| Flash Used | No |
| Focal Length | 70 mm |
| Exposure Time | 1/350 sec |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Equivalent | 400 |
| Exposure Bias | |
| White Balance | (-1) |
| Metering Mode | matrix (5) |
| JPEG Quality | (6) |
| Exposure Program | |
| Focus Distance | 18.580 m |
