Thowar Valley (, ) is located in the Roundu Subdivision of

Skardu District The Skardu District () is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan 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 te ...

within Pakistan-administered

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 ...

, part of the disputed

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

region. Positioned on the right bank of the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Himalayan river of South Asia, South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northw ...

, Pakistan's longest river, the valley lies between

Skardu Skardu (, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, ) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

and

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

city. Serving as the administrative hub of Roundu Subdivision, Shower Valley houses key facilities, including the THQ hospital, Assistant Commissioner's House, a college and other significant landmarks.

Geography

In the east of the Shower valley lies the Tormik Valley, while

Stak Valley Stak Valley (, ) is a valley in the Roundu Subdivision of District Skardu, in the Gilgit-Balitistan territory of Pakistan. The valley is on the right bank of the Indus River, between the cities of Skardu and Giligit. The valley is the bigge ...

and Askor Valley are to the west. On the Himalayan side, the valleys of Lower Talu, Upper Talu (formerly Talo Broq), Gangi, Bilamik, Hango, and Harpo are situated nearby of Thowar Roundu. To the south is the Mandi valley, and to the north, there is a mountainous area connects Thower Valley to the upper reaches of Stak and Tormik valleys.

References

Baltistan Populated places in Skardu District Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub