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Hunza Valley has a diverse religious history with it being home to several historic religious sites like the ancient watchtowers in Ganish village, Baltit Fort on top of karimabad which was built by the Mirs about 800 years ago , which is a historic landmark for hunza and Altit Fort (at the bottom of the valley). In the 8th century AD, a huge ...
Hunza valley from Baltit Fort The vividly turquoise waters of the Attabad Lake are 9 miles north of Karimabad. Karimabad town is situated on the western bank of the Hunza River, opposite Nagar Valley nestled in the lower Hunza Valley. It lies at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level.
The town is located in a relatively wide section of the Hunza Valley, in the northeastern corner of the Karakoram range, between two forks of the Hunza River.In May 2010 government officials warned that the nearby Attabad lake was close to flooding the area.
The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres (7,999 feet). The former capital Baltit has an elevation of 2477 metres (8129 feet). [ 29 ] Both Baltit and an earlier fort, Altit Fort , have been extensively restored and are major tourist attractions in the region.
Hunza Peak (Urdu: ہنزہ چوٹی) lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan, along with the Ladyfinger Peak (Bublimating). [1] It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh. The whole massif rises precipitously above the Hunza Valley to the ...
Gilgit-Baltistan (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t ˌ b ɔː l t ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان [12] listen ⓘ), [a] formerly known as the Northern Areas, [13] 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 ...
Naran Kaghan is famous as a tourist destination, owing to its pleasant weather during peak season. Every year thousands of tourists rush to explore the valley. It is also the gateway to Gilgit Hunza in Summers by Babusar Pass. Naran Bazaar is very crowded in the summers with hotels and restaurants offering their services.
The genesis of the Attabad lake lies in a landslide, referred to as Attabad landslide that occurred in the Attabad village within the Hunza Valley, in northern Pakistan.On 4 January 2010, a substantial landslide, occurring approximately 14 kilometers (9 miles) upstream to the east of Karimabad, led to the creation of this body of water.