Naltar ValleyValley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanNaltar Valley وادی نلترValley Top left to right: A bridge in Naltar Valley, Grazing yalks in Naltar Valley, Naltar Lakes, Naltar ski resortCountryPakistanAdm.
Bagrot ValleyBagrot Valley (Urdu: وادی بگروٹ) is a valley in the Karakoram range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. River Bagrot flows through the valley from the north to the southwest, supplying water to the settlements of Jalalabad and Oshikhandass before merging with the Gilgit River. GeographyBagrot valley extends between 2,500 and 4,500 meters above sea level.
Gilgit-BaltistanRegion administered by PakistanRegion administered by Pakistan as an administrative territoryGilgit-Baltistan (; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.
JuglotJuglot or Jaglot (Urdu: جگلوٹ) is a town located in the Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. It is situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the regional capital city of Gilgit on the Karakoram Highway. The town is situated at the junction of three major mountain ranges: the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. The confluence of the Gilgit and Indus rivers is also located nearby.
GilgitGilgit (; Shina: گِلیٗت IPA: [ɡi˧.leː˨˦t̪]; Urdu: گِلْگِت IPA: [ˈɡɪlɡɪt̪]) is the capital and most-populous city in Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the broad Gilgit Valley near the confluence of the Gilgit and the Hunza rivers.
DanyorDanyor (Urdu:دنیور, Burushiski and Shina: دیّور) is a city in the namesake sub-division in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. The city of Danyor is an administrative part of Gilgit District and lies across the Gilgit river on the outskirts of Gilgit. It is known for its green fields, and poplar trees. The world's highest paved road Karakoram Highway (KKH) passes through its landscape.
Sultanabad, Gilgit-BaltistanSultanabad, also known as Sultan Abad, is a village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is located in Gilgit District. Economy, infrastructure and demographicsFarming is a key sector of Sultanabad's economy with potato, maize and wheat being some of the crops. The other important industry is tourism. Karakoram Highway passes through Sultanabad. Sultanabad has a population just above a thousand. The village was founded by Gujars from Naltar.
List of mountains in PakistanPakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres and 4555 above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m. Five of the 14 highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in the surroundings of Concordia, the confluence of Baltoro Glacier and Godwin Austen Glacier).
Distaghil SarDisteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Baltin Bar Nallah Shishkat, Hunza. It is part of the Karakorammountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the 19th-highest mountain on Earth, the 7th-highest in Pakistan, and the first of the high peaks after Shishapangma to be the tallest independent summit of its own subrange.
KashmirKashmir ( KASH-meer or kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.
Nomal, Gilgit-BaltistanNomal (Shina, Urdu: ناؤ-مل، نومل) is a small town located on the Hunza River, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Gilgit city in Gilgit District, in northern Pakistan. Nomal 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 town are adherents of Islam. GeographySince the times of Rajas (in Shina means Rahs) Nomal is divided into mohallahs or sectors.
UrduUrdu (اُرْدُو, urdū, [ˈʊɾduː] ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in South Asia. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also an official Eighth Schedule language in India, the status and cultural heritage of which are recognised by the Constitution of India — alongside having official status in several Indian states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and both Telugu states). Urdu and Hindi are closely related.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.