Nomal ( Shina, ur, ) is a small valley located at a distance of 25 km north of Gilgit city in the

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, in northern

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. 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

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s (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 Hunza River ( ur, ) is the principal river of Hunza in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan It is formed by the confluence of the Chapursan and Khunjerab ''nalas'' (gorges) which are fed by glaciers. It is joined by the Gilgit River and the Naltar ...

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, 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

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 ...

, also to the villages, which are

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'' Jagot colony, and Gujardas across the

Language

Majority of the people in the valley speak Shina language except in ''Sadaruddinabad'', ''Das'', ''Ishphis'' and ''Kamalabad'' where majority of the population speaks Brushaski.

Geography

Language

See also