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Gojal
(Upper Hunza)
is a
fairy tale valley
famous
for
high
peaks,
fascinating
glaciers,
beautiful meadows,
awesome
pastures,
educated and hospitable community.
Besides natural wealth and beauty,
the
valley
harbors
a
diverse and endangered
mountainous
cultural traditions. Among
its total population of about 20 thousand souls
majority speaks Wakhi
(Xhikwor)
language;
while Burushaski and Domaaki languages are also
spoken in some villages.
Gojal
is geographically the
largest
Tehsil
of the
Northern Areas of
Pakistan and is spread over an area of about 8,500 sq.km at an elevation
ranges from 2,340m to 4,877m.
The
valley borders internationally with the
Xinjiang-Uighur
region of
People Republic of China through the famous
Khunjrab,
Kilik and Mintika passes and with the Afghan
Wakhan -Little Pamir (Pamir-i-Khurd) through Irshod Pass. |