Dafdar

Dafdar means "door" or "gateway" in the Sarikoli language, spoken by Chinese Tajiks. ==History==

, 1966) The area has been used for grazing by various pastoral people in the region for centuries. According to British colonial sources, this arrangement started during early Ayosh dynasty of Mir of Hunza, as the Mir conquered the Kirghiz nomads of Taghdumbash Pamir. The Mir erected a cairn in the village to evidence his control. The tribute system continued up until 1937. In the early 1900s, a group of Wakhi settled here with the consent of the Chinese authority. ==Geography==

K2, the second highest mountain on Earth, is located in the Trans-Karakoram Tract on the China-Pakistan border in Dafdar. ==Administrative divisions==

, the township included five villages (Mandarin Chinese pinyin-derived names): • Dafdar ()() • Bayik (Atejiayili )() • Raskam (Resikamu / )() • Bosit Dokit ()() • Khunjerab ()() ==Demographics==

{{Historical populations In 1997, 89.6% of the population of the township was Chinese Tajik and 10.3% of the population was Kyrgyz. As of the 2000s, there was one mosque in the township and twelve religious professionals. ==Transportation==

• China National Highway 314 ==See also==