Karakar Pass is a mountain pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 in the Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush

The Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...

 in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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From the top of the pass, one can view Buner Valley. It was at this pass that the Emperor Akbar lost most of his 8000-man army in an abortive attempt to invade Swat in 1586.

The 45 km-long road from Pir Baba

Pir Baba

Pir Baba Village is a mountainous village in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pir Baba Village is named after the sufi saint Hazrat Syed Ali Shah Termezi Gaus-e-Bunair Pir-e-Khurasan, alias Hazarat Pir Baba R.A. ....

 (RA) to Barikot

Barikot

Barikot is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, located in the Swat valley region . Barikot is the present day name of the ancient "Bazira", which was besieged by Alexander the Great....

 passes through Mount Ilam rising through mature pine forests to Karakar Pass.