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Ishkoman Valley
The Ishkoman () valley lies in the north of Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It borders Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ... and the Pamir Wakhan Corridor. Its altitude ranges from 7,000 to 12,000 feet (2,100 to 3,700 m) above sea level. The languages spoken here include Shina,Khowar,Brushaski and Wakhi. See also * Chatorkhand * Pakkora * Shahchoi Pass * Khora Bhurt Pass References {{reflist Ghizer District Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan Pamir Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains are a Mountain range, range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun Mountains, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Himalayas, Himalaya mountain ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains. Much of the Pamir Mountains lie in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan. Spanning the border parts of four countries, to the south, they border the Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in Badakhshan Province, Chitral District, Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan regions of Pakistan. To the north, they join the Tian Shan mountains along the Alay Valley of Kyrgyzstan. To the east, they extend to the range that includes China's Kongur Tagh, in the "Eastern Pamirs", separated by the Yarkand River, Yarkand valley from the Kunlun Mountains. Since the Victorian era, they have been known as the "Roof of the World", presumably a translation from Persian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghizer District
Ghizer District () is a district of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khora Bhurt Pass
Khora Bhurt pass, also known as ''Khodarg Werth'', ''Khora Burt Pass'', ''Khord Bhort Pass'', ''Kowtal-e Khvorah Bort'', is a high mountain pass at an elevation of . It connects the Karambar valley in Ishkoman tehsil of Ghizer district in Gilgit–Baltistan, Northern Pakistan, with the Wakhan Wakhan, or "the Wakhan" (also spelt Vakhan; Persian and , ''Vâxân'' and ''Wāxān'' respectively; , ''Vaxon''), is a rugged, mountainous part of the Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan. Wakhan District is a district in ... valley in Afghanistan. To trek from Gahkuch to the Gilgit River is extremely difficult in winter, with snow blocking communication with Wakhan Corridor, Wakhan. The route through Karambar Valley and over Khora Bhurt Pass to the Afghan Pamir Mountains, Pamir is only passable in early spring and autumn. An old trade route over Khora Bhurt Pass connects to the Wakhan, but access is only possible from a tributary valley below the Chateboi g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahchoi Pass
Shahchoi pass (el. 14,700 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Ishkoman Valley in northern Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... It is also called ''Shahchoi An''. Mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakkora
Pakkora is a village of the Ishkoman valley in Pakistan. It is located 95 km north west of Gilgit city. The village has a population of around 3,500 inhabitants, according to the 1998 census. Geography Pakkora is connected to the Hunza Valley via the Naltar pass from its northeastern side while annexed to the Pamir mountain range to the northwest. The village is sandwiched between the Hindukush and the great Karakorum mountain ranges. It has a diverse weather pattern. The climate remains moderate all year round. Culture and economy Khowar, Shina, Burushaski, Gujri and Wakhi are the lingua franca of Pakkora. As much as 60% of this village is educated. There is one Inter college and two high schools. The main source of income is cultivation of wheat, corn, potatoes, and fruit. Bread and butter are sustained by the gemstones A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatorkhand
Chatorkhand is a village in Pakistan. It is situated in Ghizer District (2019–), Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the headquarter of Ishkoman tehsil. Geography Chatorkhand is located at an elevation of 6850 feet above sea level. It is about 80 km northwest of Gilgit city and lies in Ishkoman Valley. It is the largest settlement in the valley. Landmarks The village has a small bazaar and several teahouses. Other facilities include schools for girls and boys. Terrain and tourism Chatorkhand area attracts tourism because of mountainous terrain. Trekking is a popular activity here and is considered less strenuous than in the more challenging terrain elsewhere in Gilgit-Baltistan. The village has lodging and boarding facilities. See also * Ishkoman Valley * Ghizer District (2019–), Ghizer * Gilgit-Baltistan References Populated places in Ghizer District Villages in Pakistan {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor (; ) is a narrow strip of territory in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. This corridor stretches eastward, connecting Afghanistan to Xinjiang, China. It also separates the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan in the north from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan regions in Pakistan in the south, the latter of which is also part of the disputed region of Kashmir.International Boundary Study of the Afghanistan–USSR Boundary (1983) by the US Bureau of Intelligence and Research Pg. 7 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. Demographics of Afghanistan, Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36 and 50 million. Ancient history of Afghanistan, Human habitation in Afghanistan dates to the Middle Paleolithic era. Popularly referred to as the graveyard of empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting WP:DUE, due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghizer District (2019–)
Ghizer District () is a district of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
