Beauty of Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is a very sparsely populated high-mountain area in the north of Pakistan. Its natural environment is usually described with superlatives – the longest glaciers outside of the polar region, home of the world’s second highest peak (K2) and four more eight-thousands. GB is largely a high-mountain desert; geologically, it spreads over three high mountain systems: Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush. The society of GB is diverse in terms of language, religion and ethnicity. Gilgit famous Gilgit  Baltistan is the capital of tourism in Pakistan.  Gilgit  Baltistan is home to some of the highest peaks in the world, including K2 the second highest peak in the world.  Gilgit  Baltistan's landscape includes mountains, lakes, glaciers and valleys. Gilgit Baltistan  is home of world highest and  beautiful  valleys. These include Ghancha, Shiger, Astore Valley,  Gilgit , Ghizer Valley, Hunza Valley, Skardu and Nagar Valley.   Hunza...

   Islamabad to Gilgit “By road journey from Islamabad or Rawalpindi to Gilgit and Skardu is one of the adventurous and enjoyable journeys of the world, because departing from Islamabad to Skardu or Gilgit the vehicles pass from scenic wonderlands and panoramic valleys i.e. almost all the beautiful places of the KPK. There are two routes to reach Gilgit-Baltistan from Islamabad or Rawalpindi. One is directly through KKH (Karakorum Highway) which is named as N35. If you follow this route you will see the beautiful places of KPK like Mansehra, Abbottabad, Batgram, Chatarplane, Patan, and Bisham etc”.  Images from on the Top:              Guide Map:

 Treking in DAIN village of Ishkomen ... .  .  .  .  Starting point from Ghochar Waterfall 2500m   to  Dalkoy Achigass 2959 m ... 8.16 km. ...via Phodorshall to Toqumkush Pass 4375m..  .  Return via Sachai and Charchan 4140m to have the panoramic view of Ishkomen valley from Gahkuch to Pakora village and surrounding beautiful mountains of Hindukush and Karakoram .....

3M_Junction❤ # Jaglot_Disrtrict_Gilgit❤    This is the place of Jaglot where the three great mountain ranges of the world Karakoram, Himalayas, Hindu Kush meet. That is why this place is called Three Mountain Junction. And this is the same confluence where Indus and Gilgit rivers meet and here Roads from Gilgit and Skardu diverge from different directions.

Village #Gupis Distric #Ghizer #Gilgit Baltistan  #Chartoi fairy gate a famous myth about faries and their fort (#paristan) ...... at ancient times people believed that an elderly #fairy_woman (mother of paristan) was used to live inside the fort .... the door used to open on each Friday ..... people were hearing a horrible sound when the gate was opening. Several stories are associated with this gate. Local people were not allowed to sow onion and garlic at their kichen garden as they believe it was not liked by the fairy mother even  dress in red colour was not worn by women especially the youth one. When a girl was getting merry she has to sacrife a hen infront of the gate while passing by it which is still continue as it was. Similarly, teen ager boys and girls mostly girls have sometimes company of these faries and are going through psychological and mentle disturbances even get uncontious ..... some skillful people (khalifas)who have the basic knowledge from the holy ...

Diamer-chilas: Chilas  ( Urdu :  چلاس ‎) is a historical city of District Diamer  Diamer  located in the  Gilgit-Baltistan ,  Pakistan  on the river Indus.  Diamer District is bounded by Astore District in the east, by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the southwest Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the south, the Ghizer District in the north and northwest, and the Gilgit District in the north and northeast. Before the Karakoram Highway was opened in 1978, the only road reaching Gilgit town from the south was a rough track north from Balakot to Babusar Pass and further north through Babusar Gah to Chilas. Districts  The dis­trict of Diamer has a population of more than 150,000 people and includes the subdivisions of Tangir/Darel, and Chilas. Literacy Rate The literacy rate in Diamer district is 10 per cent and of females never above 0.02 per cent. Distance from Chilas to Gilgit Chilas is approximately 130 km from Gilgit and ...

Nagar  ( Urdu :نگر), also known as  Oyum. Nagar  in  Burushaski  and  Nagar Khas  in  Urdu , is one of the largest towns in the  Nagar District  in  Gilgit–Baltistan ,  Pakistan . Situated on the bank of the  Nagar river , it is the former capital of the princely state of  Nagar . Nagar Valley also known as Nagar Khas is a valley near Hunza Valley in the Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. DISTANCE FROM GILGIT:  The valley is about 15 kilometres from Hunza Valley and 105 kilometres from the city of Gilgit . Nagar Valley also known as Nagar Khas is a valley near Hunza Valley in the Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley is about 15 kilometres from Hunza Valley and 105 kilometres from the city of Gilgit. IMPORTANCE OF VALLEY: Today, the famous  Karakoram Highway  crosses Nagar, connecting  Pakistan  to  China  via the  Khunjerab Pass . The...