Place · national park
Deosai National Park
Deosai National Park is a high alpine plateau between Skardu and Astore, with an average altitude of 4,114 m (13,497 ft). It was made a national park in…
Places to Visit
Places named by the GB Tourism Department, including valleys, lakes, passes, parks, and historic sites from the verified places catalog.
Place · lake
Sadpara Lake
Sadpara Lake, also spelled Satpara, is a natural glacier-fed lake at about 2,600 m in Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Place · lake
Kachura Lake
Kachura Lake is really two lakes at about 2,500 m in Skardu District. Upper Kachura (Foroq Tso in Balti) is a clear lake about 70 m deep. Lower…
Place · valley
Shimshal Valley
Shimshal Valley is a remote Wakhi valley in Gojal, Upper Hunza, in Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Place · pass
Khunjerab Pass
Khunjerab Pass is the Pakistan–China border crossing on the Karakoram Highway. At 4,693 m (15,397 ft) it's the highest paved international border crossing in the world. It lies…
Place · lake
Attabad Lake
Attabad Lake is a turquoise lake in Gojal (upper Hunza), about 14 km up the Karakoram Highway from Karimabad, at roughly 2,500 m. It isn't old. It formed…
Place · historical site
Baltit Fort
Baltit Fort is the former palace of the Mirs of Hunza. It stands on a ridge above Karimabad in Hunza District, at about 2,500 m, with Ultar Sar…
Place · historical site
Altit Fort
Altit Fort is the oldest fort in Hunza. Its Shikari Tower is about 1,100 years old and is considered the oldest monument in Gilgit-Baltistan. The fort stands in…
Place · valley
Hunza Valley
Hunza Valley is named in the tourism department attractions notes, associated with Hunza District.
Place · historical site
Kargah Buddha
Kargah Buddha, known locally as Yshani, is a standing Buddha carved into a cliff face in Kargah Nala, about 10 km (6 miles) west of Gilgit city, where…