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	Ethnologue: Pakistan
		Gilgit District, Northern Areas, mainly in Hunza Valley, Mominabad village, a few households in Big Nagar, Shishkat (Gojal), Dumial in Gilgit, Oshkandas (east of Gilgit), and Bakor village in Punyal.
		Chitral; Shandur Pass to Fupis in Ghizr Valley, Yasin and Ishkhoman valleys in Gilgit Agency, Ushu in northern Swat Valley, and large communities in Peshawar and Rawalpindi.
		Shina is the primary language in Gilgit and Diamer districts.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Pakn.html

	MYSTERIES OF THE INDUS CIVILISATION Citral Khyber Pass
		Trich Mir in Chitral and beseeching valleys of Swat, Gilgit and Hunza add the right amount of nature at it's best to render this a most balanced tourCities visited on this programme are: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Chitral, Swat, Chilas, Gilgit, Hunza, Taxila, Lahore.
		Whether it is the fabled Khyber Pass or the mysterious pagan people of Kalash Valley, your trip back in time is worth every moment you spend there-and more.
		From Chitral and Swat to Gilgit and Taxila, this 18 day trip unravels the mysteries of the past.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/3913.html (2671 words)

	GILGIT - LoveToKnow Article on GILGIT
		Gilgit is also the headquarters of a British political agent, who exercises some supervision over the wazir, and is directly responsible to the government of India for the administration of the outlying districts or petty states of Hunza, Nagar, Ashkuman, Yasin and Ghizar, the little republic of Chilas, andc.
		The Dard, however, is unknown beyond the limits of the Kohistan district of the Indus valley to the south of the Hindu Koh, the rest of the inhabitants of the Indus valley belonging to Shin republics, or Chilas.
		But the ethnography of Dardistan, or the Gilgit agency (for the two are, roughly speaking, synonymous), requires further investigation, and it would be premature to attempt to frame anything like an ethnographical history of these regions until the neighboring provinces of Tangir and Darel have been more fully examined.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GI/GILGIT.htm (2671 words)

	GILGIT: Scouts accused of expanding encroachments -DAWN - Local; 23 June, 2004
		GILGIT, June 22: Shepherds and the Chitral Scouts have been accused of expanding their encroachments into the limits of 13,000-ft high Shandur valley ignoring the fact the valley is owned by Ghizer district of the Northern Areas.
		Mr Shah also cited the correspondence between the then political agent of Gilgit Agency, Lt-Col Durand, with the British government in Shimla (India) in 1892-93, wherein Shandur was mentioned as the boundary between Chitral and Gilgit.
		The NALC member said: "In 1949 the then political agent of Gilgit Agency, Maj Kalf, used to play polo at Shandur in the moonlight which is locally known as 'Masjinari' (a polo ground named after the moonlight) and Chitralis are now bent to deface this historic Masjinari."
	www.dawn.com /2004/06/23/local29.htm (2671 words)

	Towards a Sociolinguistic Profile of the Khowar Language
		Khowar is also spoken in western Gilgit Agency, in Yasin and in the Ghizar River Valley from the area of Gupis west to Shandur Pass, and in the Ushu Valley of Kalam (primarily in the village of Mathiltan) in Swat District of the N.W.F.P. (Stahl, 1988:40) (see Map 2 and 4).
		In Gilgit Agency the languages to test would be Shina and Urdu and, perhaps, Werchikwar (the dialect of Burushaski spoken by the indigenous population of Yasin).
		Emily Lorimer writes that her husband D. Lorimer "collected texts, notes, vocabulary, and all the data for a scientific grammar (in Yasin, Gilgit Agency) to supplement his considerable material from Chitral, noting how very trivial were the differences between the two varieties of Khowar" (Lorimer, 1939:19).
	www.ishipress.com /munnings.htm (2671 words)

	A. DURAND, The Making of a Frontier (1899)
		The adventurous traveller, Hayward, had been murdered in the neighbouring valley of Yasin 19 under circumstances of the blackest treachery, and his bones had been laid to rest in Gilgit.
		Gilgit, which is roughly its centre, lies four hundred miles from the line of railway at Rawal Pindi in the Punjab, and the only road leading to it, over which we have permanent control, runs over high passes closed for six months of the year by snow.
		A fortnight at Gilgit put me in full possession of the leading facts bearing on the existing difficulties, which may be summarised as follows:----Hunza was extremely difficult of attack, and practically could have but little pressure brought to bear on it, having exits to the north on to the Pamirs.
	www.tertullian.org /rpearse/scanned/durand.htm (2671 words)

	Kashmir
		This valley is bounded on the north by the Karakoram Range, on the northeast by Ladakh and on the south by Jammu.
		The Jhelum River or the "Vyath" as it is called in Kashmir, is the great waterway of this mystical land into which lakes, fountains, streams and rivers drop down in a manner forming an arterial system of the valley of Kashmir.
		The modern state of Jammu and Kashmir (pre 1947) included Jammu, Ladakh, Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Purial and Yasin.
	www.indyahills.com /jk/kashmir/pl_jk_kas.htm (2671 words)

	Center for Justpeace in Asia - Urgent Issues
		GILGIT, Pakistan-administered Kashmir - Surrounded by three famous mountain ranges, the Himalayas, the Karokorams and the Hindukush, Gilgit Valley is perhaps the most fascinating and spectacular part of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
		A large number of protest rallies were organized in Gilgit and hundreds of primary and secondary school students boycotted classes.
		In their interaction with local journalists in Gilgit, Indian media asked about the level of freedom of the press in the NA.
	daga.dhs.org /justpeace/urgent/kashmir/divideidentity.html (2671 words)

	!! Welcome to the Voice of Millions !!
		Sir, I, Shafqat Ali Inqalabi Ex-Chairman Karakorum Students Organization in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan there are only two nationalist who are struggling for the freedom of the mother land Gilgit Baltistan and we also support independent Kashmir for valley Jammu and Poonch.
		Sir, Gilgit Baltistan is facing more problems then other disputed regions.
		Bhim Singh on the issue of election of real representatives of Gilgit, Baltistan for talks.
	www.thevoiceofmillions.com /VOM-9-2003/gilgit_student.htm (2671 words)

	Pakistan and Afghanistan gemstones and minerals Specimens Peridot Aquamarine Tourmaline lapis Kunzite
		The most extensive ruby deposits in Pakistan are located in the Hunza valley of the Gilgit Agency.
		TOPAZ: is found in Chitral, the Gilgit Agency and Kalam in the Mardan district of Swat.
		Like the emerald, the aquamarine belongs to the beryl group and has a hexagonal crystalline structure, but is always step cut.
	www.arc-int.biz /pakistan_and_afghanistan_gemstones2.php (2671 words)

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		This is the more interesting, for Schomberg visited a number of other populated valleys of the Gilgit Agency, and, though mountainous conditions and climate were the same, the people did not compare, on the whole, in physique and quality with the Hunza.
		Nevertheless, many travellers have left their impressions of Hunza, and the officials of the Gilgit Agency to which Hunza is now attached have to visit the valley on their official rounds.
		In the Gilgit Agency, to which he was appointed surgeon 1904-I911, another experiment on a grand scale in disease, not health, was being carried out by nature, in a manner that excited his keen interest.
	www.soilandhealth.org /02/0203CAT/020301wrench/020301intro-3.html (2671 words)

	Include leaders of Gilgit, Baltistan and APNA in consultations, says Dr Shabir Choudhry:- - India News - Webindia123.com
		Welcoming the 'cricket diplomacy', which has led to an Indo-Pak summit, Dr Shabir Choudhry, Chairman, Diplomatic Committee of the JKLF, has said that the two countries should not only talk to leaders from the Kashmir valley but also to leaders of All Parties National Alliance and Gilgit and Baltistan National Alliance.
		Dr Choudhry said it was the leaders of the All Parties National Alliance and Gilgit and Baltistan National Alliance, who represented the true aspirations of the people of Kashmir, and not those who felt proud to dance on tune played by every Pakistani President and Prime Minister.
		He added, "Musharraf sahib also met some leaders of Azad Kashmir (PoK) who promote his policy on Kashmir, and have not invited any nationalist leaders of APNA and Gilgit and Baltistan.
	www.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=78215&cat=India (2671 words)

	Marco Polo Adventures (Pvt) Ltd.
		Gupis/Gulmit: Drive from Gupis to Gulmit along Ghizer River, also visit Kargah Buddha carved on the rock from 7th century A.D & visit old suspension bridge and bazaar of Gilgit, later continue drive to Gulmit on the way stop at Rakaposhi (7788m) viewpoint.
		Mastuj/Gupis: Another wonderful day as we gain height on an uphill journey till the Shandur pass (3734m) the highest Polo Ground in the world.
		Naran/Islamabad: On the way visit Taxila sites, It is famous for the rare specimens of stucco from the Gandhara period.
	marcopoloadventures.net /files/trek-24.htm (517 words)

	Pakistan Air Force
		December 1947, besieged and isolated in their mountain strongholds, wintery wastes, high passes and valleys, the 250,000 people and soldiers in Gilgit Agency and Azad Kashmir were desperate for food and supplies.
		With its ceiling limit, the only route the Dakota could follow to Chilas, Bunji, Gilgit and Skardu- the main supply points - was the course of the narrow Indus Valley flanked on either side by mountains rising from 7,000 feet to the lofty heights of Nanga Parbat's 26,660 feet.
		It is challanged by the responsibility of providing support to ground, naval and paramilitary security forces and of defending the country against air attacks.
	www-ec.njit.edu /~axz6893/airforce.htm (517 words)

	chitral
		After a brief dispute with Kashmir, in which he laid siege to the garrison at Gilgit and briefly held the Puniyal valley, he accepted a new treaty with the Maharaja in 1877.
		His prompt action in sending in his own Body Guard to Gilgit was instrumental in securing the territory for Pakistan.
		Also a man with a military disposition, his reign witnessed the tumultuous events surrounding the transfer of power in 1947.
	4dw.net /royalark/Pakistan/chitral.htm (517 words)

	Benvenuto nella libreria di Marco Vasta
		Habits and Customs of the People of the Gilgit Valley
		Schomberg's account of his travels in the regions of Gilgit, Punyal, Yasin and Hunza, includes chapters on the inhabitants and on the Hunza-Nagir war.
		L'ho trovato a Gilgit nel 1983 presso Mohammad Book Stall [Jamat Khana Bazar, Gilgit/Prop.
	www.marcovasta.net /libreria/LibreriaNews.asp?id=176 (517 words)

	Hunza & Nagar Valley, Gilgit Agency, Northern Areas, Pakistan
		Hunza and Nagar Valley, Gilgit Agency, Northern Areas, Pakistan
	www.geocities.com /johnmap2001/kkh/maps/hunza.html (517 words)

	Family Packages
		Later drive along the Gilgit River and at Gilgit we will move towards the Valley of Shangri-La (Hunza- Haven On Earth), which does not just offer the amazing view of natural landscape, but also famous for its dry fruit in all over the world.
		Departure for Gulmit, upper Hunza Valley along the Indus River, till at a unique place where the three great mountain ranges meet at one point which are The Karakorum (Black Rock), The Hindu Kush (Indian Killer) and The Himalayas (Home of the Snow).
		After having a short break at Rakaposhi view point, we will continue our drive through the villages of Nasirabas, Murtazabad, Aliabad and underneath of Karimabad the capital of Hunza Valley towards Gulmit.
	www.sitaradomestic.com /family_packages.htm (517 words)

	Hunza - Northern Areas - Azad Kashmir - Pakistan
		At an elevation of 2400 meters [8800 feet], the Hunza River drains this valley, connecting to the Gilgit Valley to the south.
		Hunza is on the northern side of the central valley, Nagar is on the southern side.
		This valley is composed of terraced ridges running from the high pastures down to the river, with extensive irrigation channels bringing meltwater from the glaciers to the terraced fields and villages.
	www.mango.itgo.com /hunza.html (517 words)

	IMC India - Free Balawaristan from Pakistani Occupation
		Several politicians and social activities in the Kashmir valley are surprised to have received recently letters of greetings and calls for help from the leadership of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF) which has been spearheading a movement for independence in Gilgit and Baltistan (jointly called Balawaristan) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
		Balawaristan is divided into six districts called Hunza-Nagar, Gilgit, Koh-e-Ghizer, Ghanche, Diamir and Skardu, which in turn, are grouped into three agencies or divisions call Diamir with headquarters at Chilas, Gilgit with headquarters in Gilgit Town and Baltistan with headquarters in Skardu Town.
		All copies of a local magazine, Balawaristan Times, were confiscated and banned in 1994; the Gilgit Digest was banned in 1998; Weekly K2 was banned and its editor, Raja Hussain Khan Maqpoon, was kidnapped by the ISI from his Rawalpindi office twice, and sent to prison.
	india.indymedia.org /en/2003/02/3306.shtml (6128 words)

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		Nevertheless, many travellers have left their impressions of Hunza, and the officials of the Gilgit Agency to which Hunza is now attached have to visit the valley on their official rounds.
		It is true that, owing to a western bend to the river, the Hunza do get more sun, but this extra sun would not cover the Hunza superiority to the men of Ghizr and many others who also live on the northern side of their west to east valleys.
		On the way he had to pass through the territory of one more people, the Nagiris of the Native State of Nagir, situated on the southern side of the Hunza river valley, but with a capital a little removed in a branch valley joining the main valley from the east.
	www.soilandhealth.org /02/0203CAT/020301wrench/020301intro-3.html (6128 words)

	Hunza - Northern Areas - Azad Kashmir - Pakistan
		At an elevation of 2400 meters [8800 feet], the Hunza River drains this valley, connecting to the Gilgit Valley to the south.
		Hunza is on the northern side of the central valley, Nagar is on the southern side.
		While we labored into camp exhausted and dizzy, he had made arrangements, had tea, and headed back down to the lower valley.
	www.mango.itgo.com /hunza.html (937 words)

	KASHMIR - Distortions And Reality - Chapter 1 : Territorial And Political Analysis
		By 1850, Gulab Singh had become both de facto and de jure master of entire Jammu region including Poonch, Rajauri and Bhimber, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, Baltistan and Dardistan including Gilgit.
		The whole Dardistan including Gilgit has been merged with Pakistan and is governed by the Pakistani Central Government.
		Gilgit: The fourth distinct in the region is Gilgit which is known as Dardistan.
	www.hindubooks.org /KDAR/ch1.htm (937 words)

	BAJOUR - LoveToKnow Article on BAJOUR
		Long after Buddhism had spread to Chitral, Gilgit, Dir and Swat; whilst Ningrahar was still full of monasteries and temples, and the Peshawar valley was recognized as the seat of Buddhist learning, the Kafirs or Nysaeans held their own in Bajour and in the lower Kunar valley, where Buddhismapparently never prevailed.
		An interesting feature in Bajour topography is a mountain spur from the Kunar range, which curving eastwards culminates in the well-known peak of Koh-i-Mor, which is visible from the Peshawar valley.
		broad, and lies at a high level to the east of the Kunar valley, from which it is separated by a continuous line of rugged frontier hills, forming a barrier easily passable at one or two points.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BAJOUR.htm (522 words)

	North Pakistan + Western China: a 1999 trip report
		Gojal is in the upper Hunza valley from Gulmit to the Chinese and Afghanistan borders, and the Shimshal and Chupursan valleys; also in upper Yarkhun valley of Chitral, and upper Ishkoman valley.
		We crossed the Hunza at the Danyore bridge and reached Gilgit along the north bank of the Gilgit river.
		The river was burbling away quite noisily: here it was hundreds of metres across with broad mud/gravel flats (photo).
	danny.oz.au /travel/1999/pakistan (522 words)

	Paradise on Earth - Bulbul Hunza
		Hunza valley itself is divided into three main parts, Where people speak different languages: Shina is spoken in lower Hunza, Brushawski in central Hunza, and Wakhi is spoken in Upper Hunza.
		Hunza valley is the home of former kingdom named Hunza and Nagger; both are now integrated in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
		The last Mir (Jamal Khan) and his family were retired and the government tried to establish administrative structure in the valley.
	www.freewebs.com /bulbulhunza/beautfullgojal.htm (522 words)

	Feature Articles: A Letter From Balwaristan
		Kashmir (Valley), Jammu, Ladakh, POK and Gilgit Baltistan} as per the guidelines of UN and democratic norms and values of the world.
		All the 5 parts in the disputed J & K (including, PoK, Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan, Chinese occupied part of Shimshaal in Hunza and Chinese -Occupied part of Aksai Chin in Ladakh, Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu) must be controlled by the UNO OR by both Pakistan and India at least for 5 years.
		On the other hand, Pakistan has to withdraw all its forces and civilians, who have entered the state (Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir) after 1947.
	www.thesouthasian.org /archives/000209.html (1987 words)

	OffroadPakistan Forums / A trip to the north....advice appreciated!
		So in addition to the usual spots (swat, kaghan, gilgit, hunza, skurdu) I am also thinking about crossing Babusar pass and visiting off-the-beaten trail lakes in kaghan valley.
		Well you can start your journey by first visiting to Kaghan Valley and then after that crossing babusar Pass (4173 m above mean see level) you can enter into the Diameer valley and then to Gilgit and Hunza.
		I am also planning for the same trip esp the Lulusar and Dudi patsar lake and Babusar Pass have anyone visited there.....Wht are the difficulties faced.......
	www.offroadpakistan.com /forums/viewtopic.php?id=119&action=new (1987 words)

	::Yasin,North Pakistan
		Yasen valley is situated almost at a distance of 160 kms from the gilgit city taking 4 hours road travel.Beauty can only be experience, Yasin is a real place God thought to be best for a seren life.
		Yasin Valley is a mystery place, hidden to the world.
		Along with,Yasen offers rich cultural herritage( Door Khan Fort,Modori Fort...)to those who love to see the great cultures of the world.The valley is famous for assuaging the thirst of tourism.A lot of tourists yearly move to Yasen valley as it is a place of great tranquility.
	www.yasinvalley.com (1987 words)

	Balawaristan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Balawaristan is used mainly by nationalists of Gilgit region, such as the Balawaristan National Front, who are seeking to define a separate identity for Gilgit, Baltistan and Ladakh regions from that of the Kashmir Valley and Jammu.
		Balawaristan is another name for the Pakistani controlled regions of Gilgit and Chitral(commonly called the Northern Areas).
		The Pakistan controlled region of Baltistan and Indian Kargil are sometimes also considered to be a part of Balawaristan by the nationalist parties of Gilgit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balawaristan (159 words)

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