The Pass 40 Let Kyrgyzstan is part of the M41 Pamir Highways and the Silk Road. If you drive from Osh to Tajikistan, you first reach the Taldyk Pass at 3,615 m and then the pass 40 Let Kyrgyzstan. Both passes are located in the Alay Mountains and are the only connecting road to Sarytash (Sary Tash) or to China and Tajikistan in this region.

Direction

East - West

Elevation

3,550 m

Region / District

Region Osh - District Alay

Country

Valley locations

Kichi-Karakol - Sary-Tash

Built

1909 - 1933

Mountains

Winter closure

Depending on snow conditions short-term winter locks are possible.

Special features

New asphalt road M41 Pamir Highway (Silk Road)