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Lowari Pass (Urdu: درہ لواری), or Lowari Top, (el. 10,230 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet. Lowari Top is closed by snow from late November to late May every year. During this time, jeeps cannot cross so men must travel by foot. This is dangerous, as there are high mountains on each side of Lowari Top, and a deadly avalanche can come at any moment without warning.

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  • Der Lowari-Pass, auch Lowari Top genannt, hat eine Scheitelhöhe von 3.120 Meter und überwindet das Hinduraj-Gebirge zwischen den beiden Distrikten Chitral und Upper Dir in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dieser Gebirgszug trennt den Zugang zum Chitral-Distrikt. Der Pass ist wegen des Schnees von November bis Mai für Fahrzeuge unpassierbar. Allerdings überqueren auch im Winter Personen diesen Pass und es kommt zu Todesfällen. Der Pass mit der geringsten Passhöhe in dieser Region bietet den kürzesten Weg nach Chitral an; er ist allerdings nur mit geländegängigen Fahrzeugen befahrbar. Der Chitral-Distrikt ist nur über vier Gebirgspässe oder von Afghanistan über das Kunartal erreichbar. Die anderen Pässe sind der Dorah-Pass und der Broghol-Pass, die in den Wakhan-Korridor nach Afghanistan führen und der Shandur-Pass, der nach Gilgit in Pakistan führt. Auf der Seite von Chitral leben die und auf der abgewandten Seite die , die unterschiedliche Sprachdialekte sprechen. 1954 kam es zu einem Unglück als ein Flugzeug, in dem der Mehtar („König von Chitral“) saß und getötet wurde, als dieses in der Nähe des Passes zerschellte. Gebaut wird am 8,6 Kilometer langen Lowari-Tunnel seit 2005, der ab dem Frühjahr 2010 einen wintersicheren Zugang in den Chitral-Distrikt ermöglichen sollte. Aufgrund vieler politischer, planerischer und technischer Schwierigkeiten sowie Kostenproblemen war ein Fertigstellungstermin für den März 2014 angekündigt. Ein erneuter Fertigstellungstermin ist im August 2014 für den Oktober 2017 angekündigt worden. (de)
  • Lowari Pass (Urdu: درہ لواری), or Lowari Top, (el. 10,230 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet. Lowari Top is closed by snow from late November to late May every year. During this time, jeeps cannot cross so men must travel by foot. This is dangerous, as there are high mountains on each side of Lowari Top, and a deadly avalanche can come at any moment without warning. Every winter a few people are killed by avalanches while crossing Lowari Top. Their bodies are buried under the snow and it is only when the summer comes and the snow melts that their bodies are found and their fate learned. Nevertheless, Lowari Top remains popular because it is the shortest route from Chitral to Peshawar. The other way would be down the Kunar River to Jalalabad through hostile Afghan Territory or the much longer route across Shandur Top to Gilgit. Lowari Top crosses the Hindu Raj Mountains, a spur of the higher Hindu Kush. On the Chitral side of Lowari Top are the people of Ashret, who speak the Palula language and were assigned by the Mehtar of Chitral to be the guardians of Lowari Top. On the Dir side reside Khowars, some of whom make their living as porters carrying loads across Lowari Top. In 1954, the Mehtar of Chitral was killed when his airplane crashed into Lowari Top. The word "Top" is believed not to be the English word "top" but a word from an ancient language no longer spoken there. The Lowari Top is one of the four major mountain passes to enter Chitral. The others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Broghol from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. The Lowari Tunnel was constructed beneath Lowari Pass by Sambu, a South Korean company in 2009. However, the tunnel was abandoned shortly thereafter and has since fallen into disrepair. The tunnel is functional as of December, 2019 and comprises over 8.5 Kilometres in length. (en)
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  • Lowari Pass (en)
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  • Prior to the construction of the Lowari Tunnel, vehicles had to traverse the pass by ascending via a dangerous roadway (en)
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  • Der Lowari-Pass, auch Lowari Top genannt, hat eine Scheitelhöhe von 3.120 Meter und überwindet das Hinduraj-Gebirge zwischen den beiden Distrikten Chitral und Upper Dir in der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Auf der Seite von Chitral leben die und auf der abgewandten Seite die , die unterschiedliche Sprachdialekte sprechen. 1954 kam es zu einem Unglück als ein Flugzeug, in dem der Mehtar („König von Chitral“) saß und getötet wurde, als dieses in der Nähe des Passes zerschellte. (de)
  • Lowari Pass (Urdu: درہ لواری), or Lowari Top, (el. 10,230 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet. Lowari Top is closed by snow from late November to late May every year. During this time, jeeps cannot cross so men must travel by foot. This is dangerous, as there are high mountains on each side of Lowari Top, and a deadly avalanche can come at any moment without warning. (en)
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