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Gilgit (Urdu, Shina: گلگت) is the Capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit constitutes a tehsil within Gilgit District. The city's ancient name was Sargin, later to be known as Gilit, and it is still referred to as Gilit or Sargin-Gilit by local people. In the Burushaski language, it is named Geelt and in Wakhi and Khowar it is called Gilt. Ghallata is considered its name in ancient Sanskrit literature.
Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) captured at sonikot,jutail, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan with Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Dal campo base avanzato, la parete SE del Jinnah Peak, 6177m. Eri nello zaino anche in cima...ma per condizioni un "pelo" frescoline...non ti ho estratta... ;-)
To reach Yasin one must take the Karakoram Highway north from Islamabad, and then turn left to reach Gupis in Ghizar. After Gupis, one continues northwest to reach the Yasin Valley. Yasin valley has a spectacular natural beauty.
another mountain peak in Bagrote. I think I've photographed it before as well, but this time the sky was clearer and lighter
The red-fronted serin or fire-fronted serin is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It prefers high mountain regions and is 11–12 cm long. This bird breeds in the Caucasus and the higher mountains of Turkey and Iran, with vagrants occasionally reaching the Greek Eastern Aegean Islands in winter.