Hunza & Nagar Valley
Its time to explore the beauty of Hunza and Nagar Valley
Its an important land mark of Hunza, Gilgt- Baltistan. Should not be missed. Huge glacier. Around 90 to 100 minutes drive in the beautiful Nagar valley. 4×4 jeep is suitable to travel. Its an important land mark of Hunza, Gilgt- Baltistan. Should not be missed. Huge glacier. Around 90 to 100 minutes drive in the beautiful Nagar valley. 4×4 jeep is suitable to travel.Nagar Valley is the prime attraction for tourists with spectacular sceneries of the surrounding mountains. A view of four 7,000 m high peaks, i.e., Rakaposhi, Diran, Golden, and Ultra, from various points of Hunza makes it unique. The valley is known for its delicious fruits, terraced fields, landmark monuments and also for its changing colors in various seasons. Rakaposhi means “Snow Covered” in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani (“Mother of Mist” or “Mother of Clouds”). It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan, but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest.
Karimabad town, located on the west bank of the Hunza river , is in the Northern Areas of the Pakistan, in a valley which is at 8,200 feet (2,500 m) elevation. The town is made up of stone walled steep sloping large terraces.ON JANUARY 4, 2010, A massive landslide thundered down the sides of the remote Hunza Valley in the Gilgit Baltistan Region of Northern Pakistan. The village of Attabad was buried, killing 20 people and destroying 26 homes. The disaster, however, was far from over. The landslide had dammed the Hunza River, and the rapidly rising waters of the newly formed lake threatened villages both below and above the dam.