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{{Border Crossing
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The '''Irkeshtam pass''' is a border crossing between [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[China]]. It is located near the small village of Irkeshtam in Kyrgyzstan and forms the end of European Route 60 (E60). The border to [[China]] is the second important [[border crossing]] from Kyrgyzstan to China. The pass is approached from the city of [[Osh]] via [[Sary Tash]] on the Kyrgyz side and, on the Chinese side, from [[Kashgar]] via [[Ulugqat]] in the [[Xinjiang]] province. 

[[File:Irkeshtam_Village.jpg|thumb|left|Irkeshtam Village]]

Road conditions on the Kyrgyz side are pretty good as long it's not snowing. On the Chinese side, however, parts of the road are very bad, but road construction is ongoing as of November 2011. It is not allowed for Kyrgyz cars to cross the border, so you have to change to a Chinese vehicle at the border. The border crossing is open only during the day and it is '''closed''' on weekends and holidays. Crossing the border can take anything between 1 and 3 hours, so you better be early.