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Jagot Colony
Jagot or Jagot colony is a small settlement in Gilgit District, Gilgit district near the Karakoram Highway (previously the Silk Road). It is located a mile from the Jutal, Jutal village. The settlement was formed by the migrant families, who were persecuted in their native village by majority sect in 1988 Gilgit Massacre, 1988 sectarian violence in Gilgit District, Gilgit. Places nearby * Jutal * Nomal Valley, Nomal * Gujar Das References Populated places in Gilgit District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shina
Shina may refer to: * Shina language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan * Shina people, a Dardic ethnic group in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan People named Shina * Shina Matsudo (born 1973), Japanese freestyle swimmer * Shina Peters (born 1958), Nigerian Jùjú musician *Shina Peller, Shina Pellar (born 1976), Nigerian entrepreneur * Shina Rambo (born 1960s), Nigerian bandit * Takeshi Shina (born 1966), Japanese politician * Yakir Shina (born 1985), Israeli footballer Others * Shina (word), ''Shina'' (word), a largely archaic Japanese term for China * Shina (Bloody Roar), Shina (''Bloody Roar''), Shina Gado, a character from the ''Bloody Roar'' video game series * Shina, Kabul, Afghanistan * S'hina, or Cholent, traditional Jewish stew * Plywood, Shina wood, a kind of plywood commonly used in printing See also * * Shiina, a Japanese surname * Shin (other) * Sina (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname Language and nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilgit District
The Gilgit District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The headquarters of the district is the town of Gilgit. According to the 1998 census, the Gilgit District had a population of 243,324. The district includes Gilgit (the capital city), the Bagrot Valley, Juglot, Danyore, Sultanabad, Naltar Peak, and the Nomal Valley. The highest peak in the district is Distaghil Sar , which is the seventh-highest peak in Pakistan and 19th highest in the world. Administration The Gilgit District is divided into three tehsils: * Danyor Tehsil * Gilgit Tehsil * Juglot Tehsil Education According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, the Gilgit District was ranked 35th out of 148 districts in terms of education. In terms of facilities and infrastructure, the district was ranked 67th out of 148. Geography The Gilgit District is bounded on the north by the Nagar District, on the east by the Shigar Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway ( ur, , translit=śāhirāh qarāquram; known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 ( ur, ) or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314. The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The highway is a popular tourist attraction and is one of the highest paved roads in the world, passing through the Karakoram mountain range, at at maximum elevation of near Khunjerab Pass. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions under which it was constructed, it is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The highway is also a part of the Asian Highway AH4. History The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Road
The Silk Road () was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern world, East and Western world, West. The name "Silk Road", first coined in the late 19th century, has fallen into disuse among some modern historians in favor of Silk Routes, on the grounds that it more accurately describes the intricate web of land and sea routes connecting East Asia, East and Southeast Asia, the South Asia, Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and Southern Europe, Europe. The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk, silk textiles that were Silk industry in China, produced almost exclusively in China. The network began with the Han dynasty, Han dynasty's expansion into Central Asia around 114 BCE, Protectorate of the Western Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jutal
Jutal (Urdu, Burushiski, Shina: ) is a village in the district Gilgit at a distance of 30km from Gilgit city. The world's highest paved road, KKH, passes through the village. In the south of the village is a small settlement, formed by migrant families affected during sectarian tension of 1988, called Jagot colony Jagot or Jagot colony is a small settlement in Gilgit District, Gilgit district near the Karakoram Highway (previously the Silk Road). It is located a mile from the Jutal, Jutal village. The settlement was formed by the migrant families, who were .... See also * Gilgit City * Nomal References Populated places in Gilgit District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Gilgit Massacre
The 1988 Gilgit massacre refers to the state-sponsored mass killing of Shia civilians in the Gilgit District of Pakistan who revolted against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's Sunni Islamist regime, responsible for vehement persecution of religious minorities as part of its Islamization program. The massacre was preceded by anti-Shia riots in early May 1988, which were caused by a dispute over the sighting of the moon for Eid al-Fitr after Ramadan between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. Local Sunnis, who were still fasting for Ramadan, had attacked the local Shias who had announced their commencement of Eid celebrations in Gilgit City, leading to violent clashes between the two sects. In response to the riots and revolt against Zia-ul-Haq's regime, the Pakistan Army led an armed group of local Sunni tribals from Chilas, accompanied by Osama bin Laden-led Sunni militants from Afghanistan as well as Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province into Gilgit City and adjoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomal Valley
Nomal ( Shina, ur, ) is a small valley located at a distance of 25 km north of Gilgit city in the Gilgit District, in northern Pakistan. The valley is also connected with Nalter Bala and Nalter Pain through a metaled road. Shina and Brushaski are spoken by the people and all inhabitants of the valley are adherents of Islam. Geography Since the times of Rajas (in Shina means ''Rahs'') the valley is divided into ''mohallah''s or sectors. The mohallahs are: Sigal, Majini, Jigot, Batot, Kamalabad, Ishphis, Momin Abad, Sadaruddinabad, Das and Khaltarot. The Nalter River flows through the northern end of the valley, which also supplies water to the entire valley, the river eventually merges with the Hunza River. Sir Aurel Stein, a British archaeologist and explorer says about Nomal in his travelogue:"The first march of eighteen miles was to Nomal, a green oasis in the other barren valley of the river which comes from Hunza." A concrete bridge connects the valley to the Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujar Das
Gujar may refer to: *Gurjar, Gujjar or Gujar, an fighting group of people in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan ** *Gojari language or Gujjar, a language spoken by the Gujjar people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India * Gujar, Iran (other) * Gujar, Nepal, a town in Nepal *Gujar Khan, nephew of Ataga Khan who fought against Akbar's army at the Battle of Tukaroi The Battle of Tukaroi, also known as the Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of Mughulmari, was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Bengal Sultanate on 3 March 1575 near the village of Tukaroi in present-day Balasore District of Odisha. It r ... * Gujar Kurashvili (born 1951), Georgian general {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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