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Golaghmuli Valley ( ur, وادی پھنڈر) or Koh-i-Ghizer ( ur, کوہ غذر) or Valley of Martyrs ( ur, وادی شہداء) or Shandur Valley ( ur, وادی شندور) is a high mountainous valley in the present day Gupis–Yasin District of
Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
,
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-la ...
.


Geography

This valley is situated to the east of Chitral and north of
Swat In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
. Golaghmuli Valley is separated from the Chitral and Swat by high mountain passes. To reach Golaghmuli Valley, a person must take the Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit, and then continue his journey straight by Gupis. After Gupis, one continues northwest to reach the Yasin Valley and the straight road goes to Golaghmuli Valley.


History

Golaghmuli Valley is a big part of Tehsil Phander, a new Tehsil of Ghizer District (now part of Gupis–Yasin District). It was formerly a part of Tehsil Gupis. In the government of PPP, it was decided to make Golaghmuli, a new Tehsil. But the government of PML (N) gave it the whole power of a Tehsil. Phander was originally ruled by the Governor of Gupis, Raja Hussain Ali Khan Maqpoon. The Rajas of Gupis were great warriors and fought against the Sikhs and the Dogras, but this house eventually lost power and ownership of Koh-i-Ghizer at the time of FCR. Golaghmuli Valley is of strategic importance because it leads to a high mountain pass, to Laspur Valley in Chitral via Shandur Top, and then to Mastuj. Another gateway is the passage of ''Dadaili Pass'' in Handarap Nallah, which leads to Swat District.


Villages

Golaghmuli Valley and Phander Valley are located in the west of District Gupis–Yasin. It includes the villages of Rawat, Shamaran, Chashi, Phander, Golaghmuli, Golaghtori, Terich, Handarap, Handarap Nallah including Lake, Herkush, Teru, Karim Abad, Hilthi, Barset and a wide area of Khukush Nallah including Shandur. Administratively, Tehsil Phander is a newly Tehsil and is under the jurisdiction of GB-LA 30. The Phander Village is the headquarter of the Tehsil Phander. However, Golaghmuli (originally called Gherz) is also a populated village in this Tehsil.


Language

The people of Golaghmuli Valley speak the
Khowar language Khowar () or Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in Chitral and surrounding areas in Pakistan. Khowar is the lingua franca of Chitral, and it is also spoken in the Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, as we ...
, which is the native language. However people also know how to speak Shina,
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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as well.


Religion

Islam is the only religion followed over here. People belong to
Isma'ili Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor ( imām) to Ja'far al-S ...
and
Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia ...
sects. 65% of total population belong to Ismaili Islam and the rest belong to Sunni Islam.


Climate

The climate of Golaghmuli Valley is considered to be a local
steppe climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
. During the year, there is a rainfall which takes place during January to the end of March. This climate is considered to be BSK according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature in Golaghmuli Valley is 19.6 °C. About 429 mm of precipitation falls annually.


Tribes

There is a number of ethnicity living in Golaghmuli Valley. There is a number of tribes living here as under; * Kakakhel (tribe) * Chorotay * Masafay * Shukhaye * Shumuray * Rabakhanay * Sirangay * Shamshiray * Mukhay * Khonay * Zhikhonay * Baloshay * Doulatshay * Masholay * Dubey * Muthiye


Passes

Golaghmuli Valley is in a highly mountainous place. It is situated along with the border of Swat and Chitral. The Shandur Pass connects Golaghmuli Valley with
Chitral Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Chitral District and before that as the capital of Chitral ...
, while the ''Dadarili (Dadaili)'' Pass connects Golaghmuli Valley to
Swat In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
. Another pass to Swat District is nearby Khukush Langar (Baha) Lake, which is called ''Naghlacho Dahar.'' There is another pass, which is "Chumarkhan Ann", which connects Barset to Mestuj Chapali. Along with Chumarkhan Ann, Ghotbar Ann is situated, which connect Barset with Harchin. All these passes are easy for the tourists and hikers to shorten their journey.


Lakes

Golaghmuli Valley has a number of lakes including; * Khukush Langar (Baha) Lake * Shandur Lake * Handarap Lake * Phander Lake * Golaghtori Lake 1 * Golaghtori Lake 2 * Shahi Mall Lake * Barich Lake


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