Minimarg ( ur, ) is a village in the

Astore District Astore District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley. The Astore District is bounded by Gilgit District to ...

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, Pakistan. It is situated on the bank of the Burzil Nala, approximately 36 km south of the Chilam Chowki checkpost. There is a road going north to Astore via the

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. The average elevation is 2,844.6 metres above sea level.

History

During the

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in 1947–1948, a wing of the combined

Gilgit Scouts The Gilgit Scouts constituted a paramilitary force of the Gilgit Agency in northern Jammu and Kashmir. They were raised by the government of British India in 1913, on behalf of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, to police the northern front ...

and renegade 6th Infantry of the

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, called the 'Tiger Force', took control of Minimarg. File:Beauty of minimarg village.png, Minimarg village File:Minimarg village.jpg, Minimarg village

Language

People living in the region speak the

Shina language Shina ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan.{{Cite book , last1=Saxena , f ...

Climate

July is warm with an average temperature of 19.8 °C. January is cold with an average temperature of -26.3 °C.

Economy

The dominant source of income is agriculture. Some people travel to other regions of the country to earn. Due to its landscape and climatic conditions the valley provides habitat for a variety of commercially important medicinal plants. A major source of income for people is the sale of natural herbs and potatoes.

References

{{coord, 34, 47, N, 75, 05, E, display=title, region:PK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Neelam District