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... Shia ( or Shi'ite ) sect . Others accepted as caliph another relative with more political clout , and this line has ... Shia . Hunza and Gojal , Shia at first , adopted Ismailism in the mid - 1800s . Even today a few old carved Shia ...
... Shia ( or Shi'ite ) sect . Others accepted as caliph another relative with more political clout , and this line has ... Shia . Hunza and Gojal , Shia at first , adopted Ismailism in the mid - 1800s . Even today a few old carved Shia ...
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... Shia holy days , to which non - Muslims are usually not welcome . Late February or early March Bo Pho , the first wheat sowing . Families may celebrate in their fields , with food and prayers . 21 March Nauroz ( ' New Days ' ) , a ...
... Shia holy days , to which non - Muslims are usually not welcome . Late February or early March Bo Pho , the first wheat sowing . Families may celebrate in their fields , with food and prayers . 21 March Nauroz ( ' New Days ' ) , a ...
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... Shia - Sunni hostility has sometimes flared up at this time , and armed police now watch from the rooftops . In other Shia villages smaller processions may be held . * 14 September ( 1990 ) , 4 September ( 1991 ) Chehelum , the end of ...
... Shia - Sunni hostility has sometimes flared up at this time , and armed police now watch from the rooftops . In other Shia villages smaller processions may be held . * 14 September ( 1990 ) , 4 September ( 1991 ) Chehelum , the end of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FACTS FOR THE VISITOR Visas Permits Regulations 28 Embassies 31 Customs | 28 |
GETTING THERE Kashgar 50 To Kashgar 50 From Kashgar 51 Islamabad 52 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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