tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:57:57 +0000gilgitharamoshastoreghanchegojalkarakoramkohistanlakenaturesatparaskardu districtBaltistan tribesBuddhsimEnvironmentGilgit TribesHimachalIndiaKIUKeyMonasteryMysticPradesharyanattabad lakebabubsarbabusad topbaihkbaloristanbilcharbushescentral asiachainsochallengingchilasdaily needdamdanyordareldeosaidestructiondiamerdisasterdisplaced peopledobanidoraydraselectricityenergy needsexpeditionghizergilgit citygilgit districtglobalgojal lakegorden bellgraveyardgreat gamegultarigurezharamosh valleyharamosh villagehaywardhigh altitude villagehigh-altitude lakehimalayahindukushhistoryhumanhunzahunza districtidpsindoirrigationkhaplu palacekhunjerabkhyberkutwallaila peaklifemarinemothermountain lifemountain topmountainsnatural charmnatural disasterold britishpassupassu conespetroglyphpiupiu topplanetpoetrypolitical agentpollutionraceraja of ghizerrama valleyreviewsatpara villagesealifeshinshinakisorosuperwomansuperwomentanghirthe way backtourism in gilgit baltistantourist attraction in hunzatsovillagevirgin charmwarmingwidlifeyashkunYour Very Travel Guidehttps://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-4284460964506014833Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:10:00 +00002017-10-12T03:13:26.551+05:00EnvironmentglobalhumankarakoramKIUlifemarinemothernatureplanetpoetrypollutionracereviewsealifewarmingwidlifeBy Syed Shamsuddin   Environmentally speaking, G-B attaches immense significance and is as such literally to Pakistan what the polar region is to Mother Nature. Given this, it gets metaphorically reckoned with as the veritable environmental epicenter or the barometer to put it succinctly. To geologists, the bewildering geological conundrum occasioned when the Indian sub-continental plate https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/10/poetry-book-review-environment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-8614967662892063291Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:23:00 +00002017-09-27T19:32:39.256+05:00BuddhsimHimachalIndiaKeyMonasteryPradeshPosted via Quora Written by Kaustav Nandy, Food and Travel enthusiast  Monastery of Key «undoubtedly my favorite picture from the whole trip!  After three hours since I had stepped into this Monastery, it was finally time for me to go where I wanted to. Following that trail of footsteps to the Temple and looking back at the monastery every five steps, It looked unreal. We even stopped tohttps://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/09/quora-key-monastery-in-himachal-pradesh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Himachal Pradesh, India31.1048294 77.173390127.6521084 72.009816100000009 34.5575504 82.3369641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-5670501611833315264Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:28:00 +00002017-09-27T17:52:56.186+05:00astorechilasghanchegilgithimalayahindukushhunzakarakoramkhunjerabnatural charmpetroglyphtourism in gilgit baltistan Many countries around the globe today are genuinely boastful of tourism as the backbone of their economy obviously for its being only viable and single largest source of revenue for their respective governments. Indubitably, these countries have seemingly made remarkable strides in this crucial sector because of their sagacity and pragmatic approach whereby they made concerted efforts in doing https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/09/window-to-gilgit-baltistan-tourism-heaven-that-is-northern-areas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-4308745339928086120Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:04:00 +00002017-09-08T17:45:28.038+05:00ghizergilgit citygorden bellgraveyardgreat gamehaywardhistoryold britishpolitical agentraja of ghizer Old British Graveyard is a graveyard in Gilgit city, in Gilgit-Baltistan. It was established in July 1870, during British Raj's Gilgit Agency, it was then known as Hayward's Garden. During Dogra Raj it was called Jawahir Singh Bagh. Location The graveyard is compounded at one side that is towards the main road is fenced with barbed-wire. It is located near Shahi Pologround on Khazana https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/09/british-graveyard-in-gilgit-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Gilgit35.920154 74.30801259999998435.817272499999994 74.146651099999985 36.0230355 74.469374099999982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-2050281237392915148Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:11:00 +00002017-08-13T17:09:42.876+05:00aryanBaltistan tribescentral asiadareldrasGilgit Tribesgultarigurezharamoshindokhyberkohistanshinsorotanghiryashkun Beside Gilgit-Baltistan's versatile landscape, flora and fauna, there is also an ethnic diversity found in the region. The main tribes that had settled long ago in the region were the Yashkun, Shin and Balti tribes, fomer two tribes are of Indo-Aryan descent and speak Shina, where the Balti tribe is of Tibetan descent with dardic influence. According to some sources it is believed that https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/08/lesser-known-tribes-of-indo-sub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-3352999938388502368Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:05:00 +00002017-08-13T17:11:28.233+05:00busheschallengingdaily needenergy needsexpeditiongojalmountain lifemountainspassupassu conessuperwomansuperwomenthe way backvillageThe return of the Passu superwomen, after collecting the daily recourse, the quotidian expedition they make, that provides fooder, meets energy needs alongside it's a healthy activity and expedition. In the remote villages in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltsitan, the life is very challanging, and so are the people, daring and perseverant, coping with the challenges they meet. #https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-way-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Village Passu, Gojal upper Hunza36.4573048 74.8956534999999836.354421300000006 74.733604999999983 36.5601883 75.057701999999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-6224755507114172652Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:47:00 +00002017-09-25T19:30:29.155+05:00astoredeosaighanchekhaplu palaceMysticnaturerama valleysatparaskardu district Some verses: "The mystic of nature To adore the creator, Whirls in a rythm, To behold the beauty; To laud their master, Who owns this theatre, The mytic of nature" - @ilrazi --------------------------------- "The mystic of nature To adore the creator, Whirls in a rythm, To behold the beauty; To laud their master, Who owns this theatre, The mytic of nature" - @ilrazi --------------------https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/08/mytic-of-nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Gilgit-Baltistan35.802566700000007 74.98318080000001432.488597200000008 69.797633800000014 39.116536200000006 80.168727800000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-2362852767313994274Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:51:00 +00002017-09-25T19:29:27.454+05:00attabad lakedestructiondisasterdisplaced peoplegojalgojal lakehunza districtidpsnatural disastertourist attraction in hunza Attabad Lake, also known as Gojal Lake  is a lake in the Gojal valley in Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan  created in January 2010 following a landslide. It is a high-altitude lake. The lake was formed following the fall of a huge landslide near the village of Attabad in the east of Karimabad on January 4, 2010. This natural disaster killed twenty people and blocked the Hunza River for five https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/08/attabad-lake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-8650663815580216546Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:54:00 +00002017-09-25T19:30:01.877+05:00baihkchainsodamdorayelectricityirrigationlakepiupiu topsatparasatpara villageskardu districttso Satpura Tso or Satpara lake is a high altitude lake in Skardu district of Gilgit-Baltistan. The lake is located at a distance of 5.5 km from the Skardu city. It is around 5 km long and 1 km wide at north side. At south end of the lake is situated the Satpara village, where its north end is dammed to produce electricity and use according to the irrigational need. The lake lies at an altitude of https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/08/satpara-lake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-5602676709691867554Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:14:00 +00002017-10-16T16:49:30.090+05:00bilchardobanigilgitgilgit districtharamoshharamosh valleyharamosh villagehigh altitude villagelaila peakvirgin charmHaramosh (Urdu: حراموش‎) is a valley in Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan. The valley lies at an altitude between 2600 - 3603m and located in east at a distance of 60 miles from the capital Gilgit. The valley is comprised of varoius settlements located on the foothills from Sassi, Iskere till Kutwal, which are fortressed by high mountains among them are Blichar (6,143m), Haramosh I (7,397m), https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/07/haramosh-village.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Gilgit-Baltistan35.802566700000007 74.98318080000001432.488597200000008 69.797633800000014 39.116536200000006 80.168727800000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-1921232237001247158Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:57:00 +00002017-09-25T19:30:43.688+05:00babubsarbabusad topbaloristandiamerkohistanmountain topshinaki Babusar top is a mountain pass at an elevation of 4.173 meters, located in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. It connects Shinaki Kohistan (once part of the Gilgit Agency and prior to that Baloristan) to Gilgit-Baltistan. A view of Lulusar Lake from #babusartop Submitted by @alinadeem786 ===================== #outdoorphotography #cloudporn #valleyporn #wanderlust #khunjerabpass #https://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/07/babusar-top.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996370152577023586.post-3581640437142918953Sat, 29 Jul 2017 15:04:00 +00002017-09-25T19:31:10.328+05:00danyorgilgitharamoshhigh-altitude lakekutwallakeKutwal Lake is a high altitude lake located in Haramosh valley, in district Gilgit. The valley of Haramosh is about 60 miles away from the Gilgit city. The lake is located at an altitude of 3,103 meters in Kotwal village at east of the Dobani Peak (6483m). The valley of Haramosh lies at a distance of 60 miles at east of Gilgit. The lake lies in between several high mountains that include Haramoshhttps://northerngeographic.blogspot.com/2017/07/kutwal-lake-haramosh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0Gilgit35.920154 74.30801259999998435.8167165 74.145964099999986 36.023591499999995 74.470061099999981