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Further up north from Gilgit (stop for Fairy Meadow) is an area called Hunza. I like this place instantly when I heard of its name and love it even more when I arrived there. Life style is very laid-back and people are very helpful and friendly.
Some says this is the real "shangri-la". Locals told me many years ago before the Karakoram Highway was built Hunza was isolated from the rest of the world. People used to survived by farming, happy and lived a very long life.
This was taken at Baltit Ford in Karimabad, one of the villages in Hunza. In this photo you can see the Hunza River seperating Hunza on the right and Nagyr on the left with the mighty Karakoram mountains in the background.
A vew of the Hunza River along the Karakoram Highway near Chalat, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan October 18, 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
The rich beauty of Baltit Fort can be traced to over seven hundred 700 years ago. Ayasho II, Tham / Mir of Hunza in the early 15th fifteenth century married Princess Shah Khatoon (Sha Qhatun) from Baltistan (In Moghul history Baltistan is called Tibet Khurd mean, little Tibet), and was the first to modify the face of Altit and, subsequently Baltit Fort. Baltistan meaning land of Balti people had a very strong cultural and ethnical relation with the Ladakh territory of India then. Consequently, the structure of Baltit Fort was influenced by the Ladakhi / Tibetan architecture, with some resemblance to the Potala palace in Lahasa.
Source: www.baltitfort.org
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Rays of the setting sun shines through the clouds on the Karakoram mountain range in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan October 20, 2018. Photo by Tim Chong
Trip to Hunza Nagar On July 2011.
The image was taken from Aliabad.one of my fav image from the trip.
In the early 70s, National Geographic ran an extensive series of articles investigating claims of long-lived people around the world. The Hunza People, who live here in the North of Pakistan were one of those peoples.
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Autumn in Hunza Valley brings with it a vibrant colour palette as the hills and slopes are covered in leaves and snow; making the region more picturesque than in any other season.
With a dynamic landscape, there is a reason the valley is often referred to as ‘Heaven on earth’. From vibrant tones of orange and red to soothing shades of yellow, the season brings with it a spectrum of colour and beauty.
Hunza Valley, Pakistan.
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It is a general routine for people of surrounding valleys in Hunza-Nagar to get together every evening at Duikar view point , chit-chat, have tea and experience breath taking view of sunset on surrounding peaks such as Rakaposhi, Spantik, Lady finger and a lot more.
Duikar is around 11 Km and 25 minutes jeep drive from Karimabad village.
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