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Friendship Highway (China–Nepal)
Highway connecting Tibet with the Chinese/Nepalese border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Friendship Highway (also known as the China-Nepal Highway, Chinese: 中尼公路; pinyin: Zhongni Gonglu) is an 800-kilometre (500 mi) scenic route connecting the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, with the Chinese/Nepalese border at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge between Zhangmu and Kodari. It includes the westernmost part of China National Highway 318 (Shanghai-Zhangmu) and crosses three passes over 5,000 m (16,400 ft) before dropping to 1,750 m (5,700 ft) at the border.
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Length | 806 km (501 mi) |
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From | Lhasa, Tibet |
To | Zhangmu, Tibet |
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The 2015 earthquakes in the region closed the highway and caused many evacuations.[1] By 2016, there were some repairs but trading on the route was not restored to pre-quake levels.[1]