Rama Meadows Astore is located in Astore districts in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. This district contains the Astore Valley and Rama Meadows. It is bounded to the west by Diamer District to the north by Gilgit District, to the east by the Skardu District and the south by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Neelum District of Kashmir. Location: Rama […]
Manthokha Waterfall is a waterfall located in Kharmang Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, the extreme northern region of Pakistan. This waterfall is approx 180 feet high from ground. One has to Go on a link road from Skardu-Kargil road to reach this waterfall. On the east side of this stream is Madhupur village of the Kharmang District. location: […]
Shigar Fort locally known as Fong Khar, which is in local balti language means the palace on rocks. It is an old fort of Baltistan and Pakistan located in the town of Shigar. Hassan Khan the 20th ruler of the Amacha Dynasty built this fort, in the early 17th century. Location: Shigar Fort is Located […]
Khaplu Fort or Khaplu Palace locally known as Yabgo Khar. It is an old fort and palace located in Khaplu, a city in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. The palace, considered an architectural heritage site and a significant tourist attraction. In addition it was built in the mid-19th century to replace an earlier-dated fort located nearby. It served […]
Altit Fort is an ancient fort in the Altit town in the Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It was originally home to the hereditary rulers of the Hunza state who carried the title of ‘Mir’. Although they moved to the somewhat younger Baltit fort nearby three centuries later. Altit Fort and in particular the […]
Sarfaranga Cold Desert located in sarfaranga village in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the world’s highest desert with an altitude of 2226 meters. The Skardu desert is enclosed by a valley and covered with lush green vegetation at the confluence of the Indus and also the Shigar Rivers. In contrast to its Black sands, “Biama Nakpo” […]
Deosai National Park is a high-altitude alpine plain (plateau). It is located in between Skardu, Astore and Kharmang district in Gilgit Baltistan. Most of the area falls in Skardu District. Deosai Plain is at an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above sea level. Furthermore It considered as the second highest plateaus in the […]