Nasirabad () is a town located in the
Hunza District
Hunza District (, ) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is suppo ...
of
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 b ...
region in
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# ...
.
Geography
Nasirabad is located in Gilgit-Baltistan and bordered to the south by the Hunza River. The Karakoram Highway is the main commercial road, containing multiple businesses including hotels, hostels, cafes, and stores.
Former names
Nasirabad was known as Hayul Dass during the Rono age. It was later known as Manishmal, a Hindi word for "a fertile place with great prosperity". Later still it was known as "Hini", derived from "Hin", which means "snow" in the
Shina language
Shina ( , ) is a Dardic languages, Dardic language of Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainl ...
.
[Hunzai, Sardar Khan. ''Introduction To The Lower Hunza, Shinaki Area''. Year not available.]
History
The earliest known history of Nasirabad dates back to the Rono people, who flourished across the Hunza region. The Rono emerged and flourished before the early-16th-century arrival of the forefathers of the current tribes in the settlement, such as the Tartay and Doodiye.
Gallery
File:Nasirabad-Hunza Valley.jpg, Nasirabad
File:Nasirabad Hunza Valley.jpg, Nasirabad
File:Nasirabad Hunza.jpg, Nasirabad
References
Hunza
{{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub