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Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) captured at Aliabad, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II.
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The Hunza Valley (Urdu: ہنزہ) is a mountainous valley in Gilgit in the Gilgit-Baltistan autonomous region, an area under the control of the government of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated to the north of the Hunza River, at an elevation of around 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). The territory of Hunza is about 7,900 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi). Karimabad (formerly called Baltit) is the main town, which is also a very popular tourist destination because of the spectacular scenery of the surrounding mountains like Ultar Sar, Rakaposhi, Bojahagur Duanasir II, Ghenta Peak, Hunza Peak, Diran Peak and Bublimating (Ladyfinger Peak), all 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) or higher.
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Attabad Lake, Hunza Valley, also known as Gojal Lake is a lake in the Gojal (Upper Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan) created in January 2010 by a landslide dam.
Since the lake was formed the only means of crossing was by loading vehicles onto wooden boats. In 2015 the Chinese built a road tunnel that opened in September 2015.
The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at Attabad village in Gilgit-Baltistan, 9 miles (14 km) upstream (east) of Karimabad that occurred on 4 January 2010. The landslide killed twenty people and blocked the flow of the Hunza River for five months. The lake flooding has displaced 6,000 people from upstream villages, stranded (from land transportation routes) a further 25,000,[6] and inundated over 12 miles (19 km) of the Karakoram Highway.The lake reached 13 miles (21 km) long and over 100 metres (330 ft) in depth by the first week of June 2010 when it began flowing over the landslide dam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit.The subdivision of Gojal has the greatest number of flooded buildings, over 170 houses, and 120 shops. The residents also had shortages of food and other items due to the blockage of the Karakoram Highway.
The Hunza river travels downstream as seen from Altit Fort in Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan October 19. 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
Autumn Drive in Hunza valley was magical for me ... good memories :)))
Shehzaad Maroof Photography 2013
The Hunza River as seen from Barishal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan October 23, 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
A view of the Hunza Valley from Baltit Fort on a hill in Karimabad in the Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan October 19. 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Hunza is situated in the northern part of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, bordering with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west and the Xinjiang region of China to the north-east.
The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 meters (7,999 feet).
Hunza Valley, shot taken from Altit Fort. Karakorum Highway can be seen on left. more and better quality on www.awaisyaqub.com
Childhood is an age of joy and playing with toys. Their are many parents across the globe who don't have money to buy toys for their children's. The desire for having toys in childhood can never vanished from little one's heart. A boy from Naltar dragging a self made wooden cart and singing songs of joy