Dear Readers !! We all must have heard about the NORTHERN AREAS OF PAKISTAN.I have been there for a month long tour.The beautiful mountain ranges of the Himalayas and the Karakorams Travelling on KKH, you will enjoy the most spectacular scenery on Planet Earth.
Down below are some information and facts of the area.Hope you'll find it useful and worth reading.
The Northern Areas of Pakistan, cover the districts of Gilgit, Diamer, Ghizer, Ghanche and Skardu.
Nature has endowed the area with high peaks and large glaciers concentrated in a relatively small radius. Each district can boast of at least one lofty peak.
K-2 with a he
ight of 8,611 m (28, 416 ft) lies majestically in Skardu district overlooking the Chinese territory.Nanga Parbat, 8, 138 m (26,855 ft) high, is located in Diamer whereas the 7,788 m (25,700 ft) high Rakaposhi is situated in Gilgit.
Some 28 peaks of the area are over 20,000 ft high.
The Northern Pakistan has some of the formidable glaciers outside Polar region; Siachin (72 km), Hispar (61 km), Biafo (60 km), Baltoro (60 km) and Batura (64 km).
Amidst towering snow-clad peaks, with heights varying from 1,000 m to 8,000 meters. The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its geography. The people with typical costumes, folk dances, music and sports like polo and buzkashi, provide the travelers an unforgettable experience.
Out of 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 4 occupy an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram Range in Northern Pakistan.These are; K-2 or Mount Godowin Austin (8,611 m, world's second highest), Gasherbrum-I (8,068 m),Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 m).
There is yet another which is equally great, Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), located at the western most end of the Himalayas. In addition to these mountains, there are 68 peaks over 7,000 m and hundreds others of over 6,000 meters.
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