Khunjerab Pass

Besham Qila Gilgit Hunza Valley Karimabad Khunjerab Pass Lahore Peshawar

Khunjerab Pass

border between Pakistan and China

The help of Manzoor Alam with the captions is appreciated.

 

 

at the border

 

sign commemorating opening of road in 1982

 

the mountains
 

Passu  valley a part of Hunza

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Altit Fort

Hunza

 

traditional seat of local ruler
(which today we would call a "War Lord")

 

the entrance to the fort

 

detail

 

fortified tower

 

interior detail

 

hallway where the chief's family lived

 

village life as seen from the fort

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Nagar Valley

 

threshing from farming
 in the Nagar valley

 

a man holding a mineral stone (Quartz) in Nagar next to the mountains
 Nagar is well known for Quartz

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Silk Road

 

along the silk road
(for centuries used by camel caravans)
Hoper valley in Nagar with Hoper glacier in background

 

today traveled by Jeep

More Photos of Hunza and Nagar Valley

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