Tormik Valley
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Tormik is a valley in the Karakorum mountain ranges in the
Roundu District Rondu District (), also spelled Roundu 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 dis ...
District 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 ...
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. The valley has its source at the Stak-la. Basho Valley lies to its east and Stak Valley to its west. The valley is the second largest valley in terms of population and area, Stak Valley being the first, in the Roundu Subdivision. The valley is well known for a beautiful and high-altitude area called Broq by the local people in Balti. Broq has green fields, clear streams, springs, and forests with various types of plants. In Broq, there's a special place for playing
Polo Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport. It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, having been adopted in the Western world from the game of Chovgan (), which originated in ancient ...
, a traditional regional game. During the summer, people from different parts of Roundu come together in Broq to play Polo.


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