wildlife
Himalayan brown bear of Deosai
Tourism Department materials state that Deosai National Park was designated in 1993 to protect the critically endangered Himalayan brown bear, described as a keystone species of the park.…
Articles
festival
Khalti Ice Hockey Festival
The Ghizer district tourism page names the Khalti Ice Hockey Festival at Khalti Lake as a tourist attraction. Event calendars and results for specific years are not invented…
festival
Sevendays Winter Feast
The Tourism Department reports Sevendays Winter Feast events promoting winter sports such as ice hockey across Gilgit-Baltistan districts. A 2025 Hunza edition is documented in department latest-events coverage.…
festival
Shandur Polo Festival
Tourism Department materials describe the Shandur Polo Festival as a sports festival held annually at Shandur Pass. The Ghizer district page notes the highest polo ground in the…
language
Wakhi
Wakhi is named as a local language on the Hunza district tourism page and as a common language on the Ghizer district tourism page. Speaker counts and dialect…
language
Khowar
The Ghizer district tourism page lists Shina, Khowar, Brushashki, and Wakhi as common languages (with Urdu and English also widely spoken) and recommends learning a few words of…
language
Burushaski
The Hunza district tourism page names Burushaski, Shina, and Wakhi as local languages and recommends learning a few words of Central Hunza Burushashki. The culture page lists Burushaski…
language
Balti
The Ghanche district tourism page names Balti as the local language (with Urdu and English also spoken). The Tourism Department culture page lists Balti among the main languages…
language
Shina
The Gilgit district tourism page names Shina as the local language (with English and Urdu also widely spoken). The Tourism Department culture page lists Shina among the main…
food
Prapo
Prapo is listed on the Tourism Department culture page among traditional dishes of Gilgit-Baltistan. Further preparation details are not invented here.