Hunza may refer to Hunza Valley Former Hunza princely state State of HunzaHunza River Hunza Peak Hunza people Hunza is the Muisca name of the city of Tunja , Colombia disambig de Hunza es Hunza it Hunza nl Hunza ... more details
Aliabad lang ur is commercial area of the Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan , Pakistan . The town is located on the Hunza River , in May 2010 government officials warned that the nearby Attabad lake was close to flooding the area. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 8674915.stm Pakistan villages at risk of lake flooding ref See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District References reflist Category Hunza it Aliabad Hunza ... more details
Ahmedabad lang ur is located in the Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan . It is a small village in Central Hunza, and is part of Altit hunza. People from Ahmedabad came from Altit Hunza. Ahmedabad s total population is approx 1500 and the literacy rate is 65 . Income of people is mainly from agriculture. Ahmedabad has its own electricity power house. unreferenced date March 2012 See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza it Ahmedabad Hunza ... more details
Jafarabad lang ur is a town located in the Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Sikandarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2010 Hussainabad lang ur is a small village situated at the left bank of Hunza River. There are around 200 homes which population is approximately 1,500 people. The literacy rate of Hussainabad is 100 . In Hussain Abad, Khizerabad, Qadeem Abad, Centre, Shabaran & Dolmani. The beautiful valley of Hunza beginning point is Hussain Abad, and it ends with Khunjarab Pass. In Hunza state three local languages are spoken Brushaski , Wakhi language Wakhi and Shinaki. See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizer Abad Hussain Abad Mayoon Khana Abad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 Nasirabad lang ur is a town located in Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . Coord missing Pakistan Category Hunza Pakistan geo stub ... more details
for the main article Hunza Valley Image Hunza Valley Karimabad Northern Area Pakistan.jpg thumb 400px Hunza Valley viewed from the village of Karimabad, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Image Balti fort in hunza.jpg thumb Baltit Fort in Karimabad, Hunza Valley Karimabad lang ur is the capital of Hunza Valley Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan , northern Pakistan . Karimabad is also known as Baltit . It is named after Aga Khan IV Prince Karim Aga Khan , the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. The Guardian ranked it as the 12th Best Tourist Site in Pakistan. ref http www.guardian.co.uk travel 2006 oct 17 pakistan?page all ref See also Hunza Valley Gilgit Gilgit Baltistan Baltit fort References references coord 36 20 N 74 40 E region PK type city display title Category Populated places in Gilgit Baltistan NorthernAreas geo stub de Karimabad Hunza es Karimabad ko it Karimabad Hunza mk pl Karimabad ru ... more details
File Hunza river.jpg thumb Hunza river view from Danyor bridge File Bridge Danyor.jpg thumb Hunza river view from Karakorum University, Danyor Bridge File Landslide Lake in Northwest Pakistan.jpg thumb The river was blocked by a landslide in January 2010. Hunza River lang ur is the principal river of Hunza princely state Hunza , in the Northern Areas, Pakistan Northern Areas of Pakistan . It is formed by the confluence of the Kilik and Khunjerab nalas gorges which are fed by glacier s. It is joined by the Gilgit River and the Naltar River before it flows into the Indus River . The river cuts through the Karakoram range, flowing from north to south. The Karakoram Highway crosses the Hunza River near Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar, Pakistan Nagar valleys. It has a mean annual flow of almost 320 cubic meters per second 740mm . The drainage area of Hunza river is almost 13733 square kilometres. Attabad Lake main Attabad Lake Unreferenced section date July 2010 Thousands are fleeing their homes amidst fears of flooding as a breach of the Attabad Lake in northern Pakistan ... an avalanche which blocked the Hunza River forming a 19km by 80 metres deep artificial lake in Attabad, Hunza, located 130 km north of Gilgit in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. A large number ... in safer locations. At least 36 villages situated downstream on the River Hunza are still considered to be at risk. A total of 18 relief camps have been set up in Gilgit and Hunza, with nine of the camps in Hunza Nagar and nine in Gilgit. Meanwhile, it is being feared that the leakage or busting ... capped mountains on one side and the Indus River on the other side. See also Hunza Valley External links Commons category inline Hunza River http gilgity.blogspot.com Pictures of Hunza Coord 35 55 ... Tributaries of the Indus River de Hunza Fluss hi it Fiume Hunza mk nl Hunza rivier pnb pt Rio Hunza simple Hunza River ur ... more details
For the article about the former princely state Hunza princely state coord 36 19 N 74 39 E region PK display title File Building in Karimabad.jpg thumb 350px Karimabad, Hunza Valley The Hunza Valley Burushaski , lang ur is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan . The Hunza valley is situated to the north of the Hunza River , at an elevation of around convert 2500 m . The territory of Hunza is about Convert 7900 km2 . Aliabad is the main town with Karimabad as a popular ... Sar , Rakaposhi , Bojahagur Duanasir II , Ghenta Peak , Hunza Peak , Passu Peak , Diran Diran Peak and Bublimotin Ladyfinger Peak , all Convert 6000 m 0 or higher. History main State of HunzaHunza ... Nagar to the east. The state capital was the town of Baltit also known as Karimabad Hunza Karimabad and its old settlement is Ganish Village . Hunza was an independent principality for more than 900 years. The British Raj British gained control of Hunza and the neighbouring valley of Nagar between ... Ali Khan of Hunza fled to Kashghar in China and sought what can be called political asylum. Image Hunza Valley from Eagle Point.jpg thumb Hunza Valley from Eagle Point First Muslim Thum cquote The ruling family of Hunza is called Ayeshe heavenly , from the following circumstance. The two states of Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar were formerly one, ruled by a branch of the Shahreis ... by John Bidulph page 26 ref Thum File Rakaposhi West.jpg thumb Hunza Valley near Chalt and the west face of Rakaposhi The traditional name for the ruler in Hunza was Thum title Thum , which is also a respectful appellation used by people of both Hunza and Nager who belong to the clan of Boorish . The Shin ... daily english online Lahore 10 Mar 2010 Thousands at risk due to Hunza river blockade ref ref http ... in hunza ss 03 ref ref http gilgity.blogspot.com Blockage of Hunza river, Landslide blog written by Shakeelgilgity, Gilgit Baltistan ref Capital of hunza The first Capital of formerly Hunza State ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Hussaini or Sisoni lang ur is rocky valley in Gojal upper Hunza princely state Hunza of the Northern Areas of Pakistan . Hussaini is 145 km north of Gilgit , the capital city. Hunza River flows in to the east while the Karakoram Highway KKH passes to its west. According to Ali Rehmat Musofer, a Geographer of the village Hussaini is situated at coord 36.448 N 74.901 E at an altitude of 2556 meters Source GPS above sea level. South of Hussaini is Gulmit , Ghulkin is to the southwest, while Passu is in the north with famous Batura glacier. Hussaini glacier is located to the west with famous Shisper peak , 7611 meter. Hussaini glacier and below Borith Lake . The newly irrigated land, called Zarabod is on the left bank. The total population is 545 persons, living in 75 households. See also Hunza princely state Husseini Hussaini External links http www.hussaini.20m.com index.html HUSSAINI GOJAL UPPER HUNZA Category Valleys of Pakistan Category Hunza Pakistan geo stub ... more details
The Mir of Hunza was the title of the rulers of the Hunza Valley in the Northern Areas , Pakistan . The Mir used to have the Burushaski title of Tham , later changed to Mir. In 1974 the state became a part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan under the Pakistani Federal Government. The last Mir of Hunza was Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan . See also Hunza princely state External links http www.dawn.com events lifestyle2002 ls16.htm The Changing Northern Areas http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 1491179.stm Pakistan s Northern Areas dilemma http www.northernareas.org.pk Northern Areas Development Gateway http paknews.com articles.php?id 1&date1 2003 04 17 Pakistan s Northern Areas http www.monitor.net jmko karakoram about kh.htm Northern Pakistan s Karakoram & Hindukush Mountains http www.macp pk.org home.asp The Mountain Areas Conservancy Project http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page story 23 9 2004 pg3 6 Not Mir of Hunza An anti Mir letter to the editor one man s opinion, and of undetermined significance. http www.hunza.20m.com Welcome To Hunza Valley Heaven On The Earth In Northern Areas Of Pakistan. Enjoy Burushaski Music Songs,Shinaki Music Songs online with The http www.hunza.20m.com Pakistan stub Category Hunza Category Muslim princely states of India it Mir di Hunza ... more details
Infobox mountain name Hunza Peak photo Hunza peak and lady finger.jpg photo caption Hunza Peak center and Bublimotin rock spire, left elevation m 6,270 elevation ref prominence location Hunza princely state Hunza , Northern Areas , Pakistan range Batura Muztagh , Karakoram coordinates coord 36 22 12 N 74 39 00 E type mountain region PK display inline,title ref coor first ascent easiest route Hunza Peak lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram mountain range range in Pakistan, along with the Ladyfinger Peak Bublimating . It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh. The whole massif rises precipitously above the Hunza Valley to the southeast. Bublimating , while having little topographic prominence prominence above the saddle with nearby Hunza Peak, is particularly notable for being a sharp, relatively snowless rock spire among snow peaks. This peak has at least two known routes, both climbed in 1991. Both routes where done in alpine style, the first by a Swedish expedition and the second by a British team, which included Caradog Jones and Mick Fowler . NOTOC See also Hunza princely state Hunza List of Mountains in Pakistan List of highest mountains Highest Mountains of the World Notes note coor These coordinates are the coordinates of the Bublimating peak. Category Karakoram Category Mountains of Pakistan Pakistan geo stub de Hunza Peak pnb ... more details
Merge from Hunza Nagar Valley date August 2010 Unreferenced date July 2009 The Hunza Nagar District is the seventh district of Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan . The district comprises Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar . Aliabad is the administrative center of this district. Before the announcement of new district, Hunza Nagar was part of district Gilgit. History In 1974 Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Butto ended the ghost governance of Rajhghee , with a single administrator, known as Raja . Formerly this region was divided into two states, Hunza and Nagar. Geography This area has a number of mountains such as Rakaposhi Gulmit , Diran Menapin , Golden peak Hopper , and Ulter peaks. Hopper is the name of a region within Hunza Nagar. It contains five villages, Hakalshal, Rattal, Broshal, Holshal and Ghashoshal. The population is around 10,000. It is situated at the altitude of 3000 m. Two mountains adjacent to Nagar valley, Golden peak and Shelter peak are situated here. The mountains contain at least two named glaciers, Hopper and Hisper. Culture The local language of the majority of the people of this region is Burushaski . See also Former states Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Phaker Valley Aliabad Valley Haiderabad Valley Gulmit Dorkhun Valley Altit Valley sost Valley Murtazaabad Valley Hussainabad Valley Hassanabad Valley Passu Valley Khayber Abbad Chipurson Abad Husseini Shimshal Khizerabad vally Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad References Reflist External links commons category Hunza Nagar district Category Districts of Gilgit Baltistan Category Hunza Category Hunza Nagar District fr District de Hunza Nagar ru simple Hunza Nagar District ur ... more details
Merge to Hunza Nagar District date August 2010 Unreferenced date July 2009 The Hunza Nagar Valley , the Hunza Nagar District , is the seventh district of Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan . The district comprises Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar . Sikandarabad is the administrative center of this district. Before the announcement of new district, Hunza Nagar was part of district Gilgit. History In 1974 Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Butto ended the ghost governance of Rajhghee , with a single administrator, known as Raja . Formerly this region was divided into two states, Hunza and Nagar. Geography This area has a number of mountains, such as Rakaposhi Gulmit , Diran Menapin , Golden peak Hopper , and Ulter peaks. Hopper is the name of a region within Hunza Nagar. It contains five villages, Hakalshal, Rattal, Broshal, Holshal and Ghashoshal. The population is around 10,000. It is situated at the altitude of 3000 m. Two mountains adjacent to Nagar valley, Golden peak and Shelter peak are situated here. The mountains contain at least two named glaciers, Hopper and Hisper. Karimabad, in Hunza Valley , is the capital of Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan , northern Pakistan . Karimabad is also known as Baltit . It is named after Aga Khan IV Prince Karim Aga Khan , the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. Nagar Proper is the capital of Nagar Valley in Gilgit Baltistan ... of this region is Burushaski . See also Former states Hunza princely state and Nagar princely ... Burusho Ganish Village Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad External links commons category Hunza Nagar District wikipedia blacklisted www.nagarvalley.com www.mygilgit.com www.apnahunza.com www.apnanagar.com References Reflist Category Hunza Category Gilgit Baltistan simple Hunza Nagar District ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Hunza Nagar Campaign partof casus British acquisition of tribal territory image caption date 1891 place Nagar princely state Nagar result British Victory combatant1 Hunza princely state Hunza , Nagar princely state Nagar combatant2 flagicon Great Britain British Raj commander1 commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Hunza Nagar Campaign was fought in 1891 by troops of the British Raj against the princely state s of Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar in the Gilgit Agency now part of the Northern Areas Pakistan Northern Areas of Pakistan . It is known in Pakistan as the Anglo Brusho War . Cause The Hunza Nagar Expedition was ostensibly due to the defiant attitude of the Hunza and Nagar chiefs towards the United Kingdom British agent at Gilgit . Towards the end of the 19th century just as imperial troops began consolidating territory in tribal areas these tribes began to acquire rifles and ammunition. ref http www.king emperor.com article5 armstrade.htm The Arms trade on North West Frontier of India 1890 1914 ref The British suspected Russian Empire Russian involvement with the Rulers of the petty States on the northern boundary of Jammu and Kashmir see Great Game ref http www.gutenberg.org files 16528 16528 h 16528 h.htm 534 Forty one years in India From Subaltern To Commander In Chief, Lord Roberts of Kandahar The Hunza Nagar Campaign ref Colonel UK Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand, commanded ... of a Frontier Five Years Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral, and the Eastern ... the cliffs beyond it were also carried by assault. Hunza and Nagar were occupied, the chief of Nagar was reinstated on making his submission, and the half brother of the raja of Hunza was installed ... Durand, The Making of a Frontier Five Years Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral ... Category History of Gilgit Baltistan UK battle stub de Hunza Nagar Expedition ... more details
The 1974 Hunza Earthquake was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the rugged and isolated Hunza Valley Hunza , Hazara, Pakistan Hazara and Swat Pakistan Swat districts of northern Pakistan at 12 11 UTC on December 28, 1974. The epicentre was located at 35.1 degrees north and 72.9 degrees east. The quake had a shallow focal depth and was followed by numerous aftershocks. An official estimate of the number killed was 5,300 with approximately 17,000 injured. A total of 97,000 were reported affected by the tremor. Most of the destruction was centred around the village of Pattan, Baramula district Pattan , located about convert 100 mi km north of the capital city of Islamabad . The village was almost completely destroyed. The epicental region is characterized by steep walled narrow canyon s and valley s. Most of the population was concentrated along the rivers. Much of the destruction was caused by the numerous landslide s and rockfall s which came tumbling down from high above. The main road leading into the area was blocked for about convert 25 mi km by landslides and rockfalls, hampering relief efforts. The government flew in emergency supplies by helicopter until the roads were reopened on 13th of January. The earthquake, which reached Mercalli intensity scale MMI V in Kabul , Afghanistan , affected some convert 1000 sqmi km2 of the Indus Valley region. Several nations contributed money and supplies to aid the inhabitants of the stricken area. Sources USGS article Historic Earthquakes url http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes world events 1974 12 28.php Earthquake information Bulletin , March April 1975, Volume 7, Number 2 External links http www.dawn.com 2005 10 25 fea.htm 1974 North Pakistan Earthquake Dawn Coord 35.1 N 72.9 E display title DEFAULTSORT 1974 Hunza earthquake Category Earthquakes in Pakistan Category 1974 natural disasters Hunza Category 1974 earthquakes Hunza Pakistan hist stub earthquake stub fa ... more details
Former administrative units of Pakistan subdivision Hunza flag Flag of Hunza.svg map capital Baltit also ... Northern Areas Government Dead link date September 2010 Hunza lang ur was a princely ... Hunza Karimabad . The area of Hunza now forms the Aliabad tehsil of Hunza Nagar District . History Hunza was an independent principality for centuries. It was ruled by the Mir of Hunza Mirs of Hunza , who took the title of Thum title Thum . The Hunza people Hunzas were tributaries and allies to China ... PA74&dq hunza again sends a tribute to china only power that ever had a shadow of claim&hl en&ei ek8 TdzvJ8qs8Ab2n mWCg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 3&ved 0CCwQ6AEwAg v onepage&q hunza 20again ...&pg PA22&dq mir of hunza who sold the kirghiz to the chinese as slaves for 120 rupees&hl en&ei y04 ... 83 isbn 8125022090 pages accessdate 2011 01 23 ref From 1847 the Mir of Hunza gave nominal allegiance ... in Yarkand , following which China granted Hunza a jagir in Yarkand and paid the Mir a subsidy ... Barrie & Rockcliff year 1969 location pages 90ff url doi id isbn ref In the late 19th century Hunza ... Roberts of Kandahar The Hunza Nagar Campaign ref In 1888 the Russian Captain Bronislav Grombchevsky visited Hunza, ref Cite book last Younghusband first Francis authorlink Francis Younghusband coauthors ... visited Hunza to express British displeasure at Kanjuti raids in the Raskam . In 1891 the British mounted the Hunza Nagar Campaign and gained control of Hunza and the neighbouring valley of Nagar Valley Nagar . Hunza rulers claimed descent from Alexander the Great , and viewed only themselves and the leader ... Areas of Pakistan By Prof. A.H. Dani, Islamabad 1991 ref The British retained Hunza s status as a princely state until 1947. Territorial claims Historically the people of Hunza cultivated and grazed areas to the north, and the Mir claimed those areas as part of Hunza s territories. Those areas included ... to the Chinese with a message that Hunza territory extended as far as Dafdar . The Kanjutis were already ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Karakoram Banded Apollo image Parnassius hunza ulster.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Papilionidae genus Parnassius species Parnassius staudingeri P. staudingeri subspecies P. s. hunza trinomial Parnassius staudingeri hunza trinomial authority Grumm Grshimailo , 1888 The Karakoram Banded Apollo Parnassius staudingeri hunza is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India. It is a member of genus Parnassius of the Papilionidae swallowtail Papilionidae family. It was variously treated as a subspecies of Parnassius delphius P. delphius and a distinct species . Description Image BH044 Parnassius delphius hunza.jpg thumb left Male upperside ground colour duller, more sullied white. Fore wing the discal band in typical specimens very much shorter, not extended below vein 5, but in all specimens that I have seen that have been taken within our limits, the discal band reaches vein 1, and where it crosses interspace 3 is joined on to the postdiscal transverse band by a broad cross bar, that extends right up to the base of that interspace. Hindwing the sub terminal series of dark spots reduced to one or two near the tornus, the anterior spots except the spot in interspace 7 replaced by a curved band of somewhat luuulur spots that extends unbroken between the spot in interspace 3 and that iu interspace 7. Underside similar to the underside in Parnassius stoliczkanus , with no red spots at the base of the hind wing in a few specimens a discal and a subcostal black encircled red spot are present. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in stoliczkanus . ref name bingham Bingham, C. T. 1907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2 ref Range Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India including Jammu & Kashmir, Himmachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal , Western China ? , Tibet ? . Status Widely distributed. Locally ... hunza Category Fauna of Pakistan pl Parnassius hunza ... more details
Khizerabad lang ur is a town in Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Sikandarabad lang ur is the located in Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho people Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza fa ... more details
Naltar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Naltar near Hunza Valley Hunza , Northern Areas , Pakistan . ref http www.wildlifeofpakistan.com sanctuaries.html ref References reflist Protected areas of Pakistan coord missing Pakistan Category Wildlife sanctuaries in Pakistan Pakistan geo stub ... more details
Thum , sometimes written Tham , was the title of the ruler or Mir of Hunza Mir of Hunza princely state Hunza , a former princely state in the Northern Areas , Pakistan . Thum is also a respectful appellation used by people of both Hunza Valley Hunza and Nagar, Pakistan Nagar who belong to the Boorish clan. The Shin use the term Yeshkun for the Boorish. Category Court titles Category Feudalism Category Heads of state Category Military ranks of Pakistan Category Royal titles Category Noble titles Category Titles Category Titles in Pakistan Category Hunza ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date September 2009 Shinaki is the name given to the people living in the Lower Hunza Valley Hunza , Pakistan . Hunza Valley has generally three parts, namely Lower Hunza , Centre Hunza and Upper Hunza . The lower part includes mainly four villages namely Hussainabad, Mayon, Khanabad and Nasirabad old name Hini in Shina and Hindi in Brushiski . Historically Shinakis are considered straightforward, brave and loyal. In older times, Mir title Mir The ruler of Hunza had special army mostly consisted of Shinakis. Shinakis were the last to convert into Ismaili Muslims 99 of Hunza s population is Ismaili . Currently, Hunza Shinaki is composed of five villages Nasirabad, Mayoon, Khanabad, Hussainabad and Khizerabad. Among these Nasirabad and Mayoon are old settlements, These two villages used to be the first bastions of defense of Hunza in old times. People from Nasirabad and Mayoon bore the brunt of wars and battles of Hunza with Sikhs, British and other forces in late 19th century. There is a gorge where people of Mayoon wiped out an army of 500 Sikhs in a single night. This area is famous as Sikh Mara Jung . Colonel Durand got wounded from a gunshot reportedly fired from Mayoon Fort. Incessant engagement with outside threat kept Shinaki people in combative mood all the time. The modern stereotyping of Shinakis as straightforward and aggressive stems from the centuries old tradition. Besides warfare, the region of Hunza Shinaki was famous for its simplicity. The King of Hunza had a special respect for lower Hunza. In the modern era people of these areas are well educated, simple, and financially strong, they contribute their knowledge, wisdom and skills not only in Hunza, but also in Gilgit Baltistan fifth newly established province of Pakistan . External links Examples of Shinaki music can be found on http hunzo.com music Hunzo.com . This website also offers Burusho, Chitrali, Wakhi, and Hunzai music. Category Ethnic groups in Pakistan ... more details
Other uses Unreferenced date December 2009 Hispar is a village two kilometers below the snout of the 49 kilometer long Hispar Glacier . It can be reached from the Karakoram Highway by the road that leads south of Hunza princely state Hunza towards Nagar, Pakistan Nagar Nagir , Hopar Hoppar and Hispar, though in August 2006 this road was washed out at the confluence of the Hispar and Hunza Rivers, eliminating all vehicular access to the valley for a month or two. See also Hunza princely state Hunza Northern Areas Coord 36 10 N 74 57 E region PK type city display title Category Populated places in Gilgit Baltistan NorthernAreas geo stub de Hispar Dorf ... more details
Chikar is a small town in Gojal tehsil of Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistani occupied Jammu & Kashmir . coord missing Jammu and Kashmir Category Villages in Jammu and Kashmir ... more details
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