A Souvenir of KKH, Gilgit, Hunza & Skardu: Saga of Silk RoutePictorial study of the Karakoram Highway, Gilgit, Hunza and Skardu, northern areas of Pakistan. |
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Abbottabad Altit fort ancient Silk Route Areas of Pakistan Astore Babusar Pass Baltistan Baltit bank Batura glacier Besham Boonji caravans centre century Chalat Chilas China Chinese Chitral collided continental plates Danyor development of K.K.H. earth earthquake east feet Further ahead Ganesh Gulmit Haripur Hazara hills Himalayas Hindukush Hotel houses huge rock Hunza river Indus river Islamabad jeep Karakoram Highway Karimabad Kashgar Kashmir Katchoora Khotan Khunjerab pass Khunjerab Top kilometres Kohistan Komila lake landscape legendary located Mansehra Marco Polo Margallas metres miles Mintaka Nagar Naltar Nanga Parbat NATCO Northern Areas Pakistan Army Pamirs Passu cones past Pattan peaks Peshawar Pirali plains Rakaposhi Rawalpindi river Hunza river Indus road rockfalls scores sea level seen settlements Shatial shops side Sikh Silk Route slopes snow SOUVENIR steep gorges stone Sust Swat Tashkurghan Taxila terraced Thakot town trade travellers move upto village Wakhi Xinjiang Yarkand