Beyik Pass
The Beyik Pass, also written and Payik Pass and Bayik Pass, is a mountain pass in the Sarikol Range between Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan and the Taghdumbash Pamir region of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, China. It lies at an elevation of 4,742 metres (15,558 ft). There is an ethnic Kyrgyz village on the Chinese side with the same name (Chinese: 排依克村), though the village is more commonly referred to by a different name in Chinese (Chinese: 阿特加依里村) and Beyik is reserved for the border guard outpost.
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| Elevation | 4,742 m (15,558 ft) |
| Location | China–Tajikistan border |
| Range | Sarikol_Range, Pamir Mountains |
| Coordinates | 37°18′N 75°00′E |
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| Traditional Chinese | 排依克山口 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 排依克山口 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Payik Pass | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 别伊克山口 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 别伊克山口 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Beyik Pass | ||||||
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| Tajik | Ағбаи Беик | ||||||
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