Korphe (, ) is a small

subsistence farming Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occ ...

village in northeastern

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, situated at the foot of the

Karakoram The Karakoram () is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range is withi ...

mountain range along the banks of the

Braldu River The Braldu River (; ) flows in the Shigar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan. The Braldu River joins the Basha Basna River; together, they form the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River. Geography The Braldu River is a ...

. Korphe has achieved international attention because of the work carried out by mountaineer

Greg Mortenson Greg Mortenson is an American professional speaker, writer, veteran, and former mountaineer. He is a co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute and the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace. ...

and his Central Asia Institute (CAI) which specializes in raising money from all over the world in order to provide good quality schooling for the children of Korphe and similar villages throughout the region, including

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. How this came to pass has been extensively documented in the book ''

Three Cups of Tea ''Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time'' (original hardcover title: ''Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time'') is a memoir book by Greg Morte ...

'' written by Mortenson and journalist David Oliver Relin and the Young Readers edition of ''Three Cups of Tea'' adapted by Sarah Thomson.

References

Populated places in Skardu District Baltistan {{NorthernAreas-geo-stub