Karka ( ur, ) is a summit in the

Hindu Raj The Hindu Raj ( ur, , translation: "Hindu rule" in Sanskrit) is a mountain range in northern Pakistan, between the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram ranges. Its highest peak is Koyo Zom, 6,872 m (22,546 ft). Other notable peaks include Buni Zom, ...

range in

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and has a peak elevation of . Multiple Italian expeditions have been exploring the area from a geographic and ethnographic point of view.List of mountains climbed during Italian expeditions in the Hindu Raj range
/ref> A group of climbers from

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successfully climbed Karka for the first time in August 2007 during the expedition "La Gata - Karka 2007". In the course of the same expedition 4 other first ascents were performed in the Chiantar Glacier basin, while the trekking group set the route of what local guides already name "Trekking of the Italians".

Notes and references

{{reflist Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan Six-thousanders of the Hindu Raj