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Hunza. Coordinates. 36°19′01″N 74°39′00″E / . 36.316942°N 74.649900°E. / 36.316942; 74.649900. [1] Baltit fort as seen from Ultar Hunza. The Hunza Valley ( Burushaski: ہُنزݳ دِش, romanized: Hunza Dish; Wakhi / Urdu: وادی ہنزہ) is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of ...
The Astore Valley (Urdu: وادی استور; el. 2,600 m (8,500 ft)) is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. History. According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, around 1600: Ghāzī Mukhpun, a Persian adventurer, is said to have married a princess of the Skārdu reigning family.
Gilgit-Baltistan (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t ˌ b ɔː l t ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان listen ⓘ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and ...
Markhor. The markhor ( Capra falconeri) / ˈmɑːrkɔːr / is a large wild Capra ( goat) species native to South Asia and Central Asia, mainly within Pakistan, India, the Karakoram range, parts of Afghanistan, and the Himalayas. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened since 2015.
The Naltar Valley is a valley situated near the city of Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Naltar is about 34 kilometres (21 miles) from Gilgit. [2] [3] Naltar Bala (upper) and Naltar Paain (lower) are two villages of Naltar valley. The two towns are 34 kilometres (21 miles) and 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Gilgit respectively.
Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territory of Pakistan that borders the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to the north, and the Indian -administered region of Jammu and Kashmir to the south and south-east.
Area code. +92. Gilgit ( / ˈɡɪlɡɪt /; Shina: گلیٗت; Urdu: گلگت IPA: [ˈɡɪlɡɪt]) is a city in Pakistani -administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit and the Hunza rivers.
Karimabad town is situated on the western bank of the Hunza River, nestled in the northern areas of Pakistan. It is located within a valley at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level. The town is characterized by its construction on stone-walled and steep-sloping terraces. [1]