Hopar ValleyThe Hopper Valley (Urdu: وادی ہوپر), also spelled Hopar Valley, is a section of the Nagar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated approximately 10 km from Nagar Khas, the main city of the Nagar Valley. Hopper Valley is known for the Spantik and Hopper glaciers. Geographical featuresHopper Valley consists of a group of villages within a natural bowl formation along a bend of the Baltoro Glacier.
Hispar ValleyThe Hispar Valley (also spelled Hisper valley), is the final valley in Nagar district of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is located approximately two kilometers downstream from the 49-kilometer-long Hispar Glacier. The valley is roughly 28 km from Nagar Khas and 25 km from Hopar Valley. It is accessible via a road leading from the Karakoram Highway towards Nagar and the Hopar Valley.Hispar RiverThe Hispar River (Urdu: دریائے ہسپر) forms from the melt water of the Hispar Glacier - a 49-kilometer-long glacier in the Karakoram mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Hispar Glacier and river both flow northwest, passing through Hispar, Hopar and Nagar (Nagir) villages until the confluence with the Hunza River in the Hunza Valley. Road conditions are spectacular at best, treacherous at worst.
KarakoramMountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, India and ChinaTibetan nameTibetanཁར་ཁོ་རུམ་རིUyghur nameUyghurقاراقورامThe Karakoram (English:, Urdu:) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Karakoram HighwayThe Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہِ قراقرم, Śāhirāh-i Qarāquram), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵), N-35, and the China–Pakistan Friendship Highway, is a 1,300 km (810 mi) long national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314.
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Hunza RiverHunza River (Urdu: دریائے ہنزہ) is the main river flowing across the Hunza Valley in the Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is formed by the confluence of the Chapursan and Khunjerab nalas (streams) which are fed by glaciers. It drains into the Gilgit River, which in turn flows into the Indus River.
PassuPassu (Urdu: پسو) is a small village in the Gojal valley of Upper Hunza in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan. Located along the Karakoram Highway, Passu is a tourist destination. The village is known for its landscapes and views of the 7,478-meter (24,534 ft) Passu Sar mountain, the Passu Glacier, Batura glacier and the Passu Cathedral (Tupopdan) 6,106 m (20,033 ft).
Attabad LakeAttabad Lake (Urdu: عطا آباد جھیل), also known as Hunza Lake, is a lake located in the Gojal region of the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan. It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water in the Hunza River in Attabad village. The lake offers a diverse range of activities, from boating, jet-skiing, and fishing to various winter sports, attracting attention year-round.
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.
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.
UltarUltar (also Ultar Sar Urdu: آلتر سار, Ultar II, Bojohagur Duanasir II) is the southeasternmost major peak of the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Karimabad, a town on the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valley, part of the Hunza District of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. While not one of the highest peaks of the Karakoram, Ultar Sar is notable for its dramatic rise above local terrain.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.