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Tag(s) : #Ghizer District, #Gilgit, #Asia, #Government, #Karakoram, #Pakistan, #Gilgit-Baltistan-Pakistan, #Gilgit-Baltistan

The Deosai National Park in Skardu district, Pakistan. This picture was taken by myself, Kashiff, during my visit to the plains. The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu, Astore Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northernmost Pakistan....

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Tag(s) : #Gilgit, #Deosai National Park, #Baltistan, #Skardu, #Sheosar Lake, #Pakistan, #Astore District, #Gilgit-Baltistan

Broad Peak from Godwin-Austen Glacier: Broad Peak North on the links (Behind clouds), Broad Peak Central (centre left) and Broad Peak Main (centre right) Deutsch: Der Broad Peak vom Godwin-Austen-Gletscher aus: links der Nordgipfel, links der Bildmitte...

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Tag(s) : #Gilgit, #Concordia, #Baltoro Glacier, #Skardu, #Himalayas, #Karakoram, #Godwin-Austen Glacier, #Pakistan

The height of this pass is 3738 m above sea level, it connects Gupis, Gilgit with Chitral. The top is flat, a plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November. The grade is very gradual, and the area is crossed by small streams of trout....

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Tag(s) : #Khowar language, #Wakhan Corridor, #Chitral, #Gilgit, #Broghol, #Shandur Top, #Shandur Pass, #Afghanistan, #Lowari Pass

Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) (el. 10,230 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet....

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Tag(s) : #Wakhan Corridor, #Chitral, #Gilgit, #Shandur Top, #Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, #Hindu Kush, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Lowari Pass

Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) (el. 10,230 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet....

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Tag(s) : #Wakhan Corridor, #Chitral, #Gilgit, #Shandur Top, #Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, #Hindu Kush, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Lowari Pass

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. [1] It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 m/15,397 ft as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple...

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Tag(s) : #Pakistan Army, #Khunjerab Pass, #Gilgit, #China, #Karakoram, #Pakistan, #Frontier Works Organisation, #Karakoram Highway

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is an under-construction roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam on the River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on 18 October 2011. Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha...

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Tag(s) : #Technology, #Gilgit, #Tarbela Dam, #River Indus, #Diamer-Bhasha Dam, #Watt, #Pakistan, #Gilgit-Baltistan

Lulusar Lake, and a neighboring small lake 'hidden' behind the curving ridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Lulusar is group of mountain peaks and a lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The word "sar" means "top" or "peak"...

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Tag(s) : #Kaghan Valley, #Kunhar River, #Gilgit, #Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, #Babusar Pass, #Pakistan, #Karakoram Highway, #Kaghan

Milestone near Besham in Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. [1] It connects China and Pakistan across theKarakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation...

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Tag(s) : #Pakistan Army, #Khunjerab Pass, #Gilgit, #China, #Karakoram, #Pakistan, #Frontier Works Organisation, #Karakoram Highway, #Allama Iqbal Open University