Illustrative place landscape representing Rama Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · lake

Rama Lake

Rama Lake (Rama Tal) is a glacial lake at about 3,500 m on the eastern side of Nanga Parbat in Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan. It sits above Rama Meadows,…

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Illustrative place landscape representing K2 Base Camp in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · tourist place

K2 Base Camp

K2 Base Camp is the expedition camp at about 5,000–5,150 m on the Godwin-Austen Glacier, at the foot of K2 (8,611 m) in Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan. You reach…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Shandur Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · pass

Shandur Pass

Shandur Pass is a broad, grassy pass at about 3,700 m on the boundary between Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan and Upper Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It's home to…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Ishkoman Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · valley

Ishkoman Valley

Ishkoman Valley is a long, remote valley in Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, that runs north from Gahkuch towards the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. It rises from about 2,100 m to…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Phander Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · lake

Phander Lake

Phander Lake (also spelled Phandar, and known locally as Nango Chatt) is a small, deep turquoise lake at about 2,800–2,900 m beside Phander village in the upper Ghizer…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Khalti Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · lake

Khalti Lake

Khalti Lake is a long, calm lake formed by a bend of the Ghizer River beside Khalti village, just west of Gupis in Gilgit-Baltistan, at about 2,217 m…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Hoper Glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · glacier

Hoper Glacier

Hoper Glacier (also spelled Hopar) is the dark, debris-covered Bualtar Glacier that curves below the Hopar villages in Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan. The villages sit at about 2,800–2,900 m,…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Fairy Meadows in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · tourist place

Fairy Meadows

Fairy Meadows is a grassland at about 3,300 m in Diamer District, right below the Rakhiot (north) face of Nanga Parbat. To get there, leave the Karakoram Highway…

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Illustrative place landscape representing Shigar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan

Place · valley

Shigar Valley

Shigar Valley is the green, orchard-filled valley of the Shigar River in Shigar District, Baltistan, opening just north of Skardu. Its main town, Shigar, sits at about 2,250–2,300…

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