1. Deh is a check post at the entrance of Khunjerab National Park.

2. Khun means "blood" and jerav means "to stream" in Wakhi, the native language of the region.

3. Deh is approximately 109 kms from Karimabad (Hunza) and about 25 kms from Sost Town.

4. The distance from Deh checkpoint to Khunjerab pass is approximately 63 km.

5. Khunjerab National Park was established primarily as a means to protect the Marco Polo sheep (as well as snow leopards and bharal) living in the area.

6. According to the Mir of Hunza, the population of sheep was around 400 but had dropped to below 180 by the time of the completion of the Karakoram Highway.

7. A herd of almost 75 Marco Polo sheep was recorded in the spring of 1984 and park staff saw at least 50 crossing the pass in May 1989.

8. The park is also famous for its snow leopards.

9. Some reports say that it might contain the highest density of these beautiful cats in the total Himalayan ecosystem, which is the natural habitat of these cats.

10. Over 2,000 Siberian ibex, widely distributed and abundant in the park but absent from neighbouring China, are also present here.