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| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Karimabad |
|
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 Morning view in Hunza. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Karimabad |
|
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The glaciers. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Karimabad |
|
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Walls of ice. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Karimabad |
|
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Windblown Ultar peak. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Karimabad |
|
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The mountain views change with the weather. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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Aliabad is the transport hub on the Karakoram Highway. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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Street scene. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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Painted lorry. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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Aliabad has an excellent view of the area's highest peak, Rakaposhi (7788m). |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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The glaciers of Rakaposhi. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Aliabad |
|
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Spectacular view of Rakaposhi. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
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The road from Aliabad to Karimabad. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
|
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View from the road between Aliabad to Karimabad. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The modern village of Ganish is on a bend on the Karakoram Highway. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The Punjab Grill House is a popular stop on the highway. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Preparing food. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Local family. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Food at the Punjabi Grill House. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The original village of Ganish is set around a pool of glacial water. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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One of the watchtowers protecting the village. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Part of the city walls. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Some buildings are made from carved wooden panels. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The village is in the floor of the valley. The Karakoram Highway curves around the village. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The buildings are reinforced with wooden beams and can withstand an earthquake up to 7.5 magnitude. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Wooden balcony. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Entrances are small to conserve heat in the winter. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Irrigation channels. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The streets of the old village are narrow. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Storage area. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Two level house. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The centre of the village contains four small wooden mosques. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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There is a mosque for each family living there. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The mosques are beautifully carved. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Each mosque has an inner area and a colonaded outer area. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Wooden decoration on one of the mosques. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Beautifully carved inner chamber of one of the mosques. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The interior of one of the mosques. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Wooden carvings on a mosque. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Typical Ganish house. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Window of one of the watch towers. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The entry to the watchtower is too small for more than one person to enter at once. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Part of the original passages. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The fields around the village. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The Lady Finger peak. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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Three children. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Ganish |
|
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The modern community centre. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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|
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View from the Karakoram Highway near Ganish. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Sacred Rocks |
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The Sacred Rocks are famous for their 2500 year old petroglyphs. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Sacred Rocks |
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Many of the petroglyphs show ibex and hunters. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Sacred Rocks |
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Ibex with curved horns. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Sacred Rocks |
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The Hunza River from the Sacred Rocks. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
|
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View of Altit Fort from near the Sacred Rocks. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Brick Factory |
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The remains of a Chinese brick factory. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Brick Factory |
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Brickwork on the chimney. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
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Brick Factory |
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The Karakoram Highway from the factory grounds. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
|
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Ismaili meeting house at the small village of Altit above the Karakoram Highway. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
|
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Hunza's people are Ismailis and follow the Aga Khan. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
|
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Narrow streets of the village. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
|
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The village pool. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
|
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A group of women. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Altit Fort has a spectacular setting. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The fort is made of local stone reinforced with wooden beams. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Altit is the smaller of the two forts but its carvings are better. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Altit Fort is 1100 years old. It was the original home of the royal family before they moved to Baltit Fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The interior has a tomb of one of the brothers who fought over the fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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One of the rooms. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Furniture. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Wooden carvings. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The carvings are influenced by Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim traditions. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Visitors. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Carved column. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The British used the fort after they took over the region in 1891. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The Hunza River far below the fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The walls of the fort above the river. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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Small mosque. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View of the village of Altit. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View to the East. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View of Karimabad. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View of the Hunza Valley. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View of the Hunza River. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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View from the fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Altit |
Altit Fort |
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The grounds of the fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
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Ascending to the Eagles' Nest above Altit Fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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The village at Eagles' Nest (2800m). |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Beautiful landscape. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Dramatic view. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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View of Lady Finger Peak. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Baltit Fort overlooking Karimabad. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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The Hunza Valley. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Snow capped mountains. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Orchards. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Walnuts. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
Eagles' Nest |
|
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Spectacular view. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
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The road from Eagles' Nest to the Hunza Valley. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
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View of Altit Fort. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Hunza |
|
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The road to the Nagar Valley. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Nagar |
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Nagar was once a separate kingdom to Hunza. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Nagar |
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Nagar village is on a steep slope in a side valley across the valley from Hunza. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Nagar |
|
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Rock mining. |
2025 |
| Pakistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
Karakoram Highway |
Nagar |
|
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The landscape is dramatic. |
2025 |
