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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Chaqchan Mosque meaning “The Miraculous Mosque” is a mosque in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region. The mosque shares similar architecture as ...
The Kachura Lake Skardu are three freshwater lakes located in the Indus River basin of Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. Furthermore Lower lake is ...
Fairy Meadows named by German climbers, German Märchenwiese, “fairy tale meadows”. But locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. In addition 1995, the ...