Location: Gilgit
Top 6 Outdoor Activities in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit (Shina: گلیت, Urdu: گلگت) is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a small valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River. Gilgit is a major tourist destination in northern Pakistan, and serves as a hub for mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram Range. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, and today serves as a major junction along the Karakoram Highway with road connections to China, Skardu, Chitral, and Islamabad.
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1. Karakoram Highway
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Reviewed By AtifHafeezSiddiqui - Karachi, Pakistan
The KKH (Karakoram Highway) is no doubt the 8th wonder of the world. Men of unmatched courage & unbeatable will carved it through the insurmountable mountains under the most hostile circumstances in the era when there was not even any telegraphic communication was possible. Their story would induce a current through one's spine. Now when we travel with extreme comfort on this extraordinary path, we shouldn't forget the innumerable martyrs who laid their lives to turn an impossible & crazy dream to reality. The Karakoram Highway(known informally as the KKH) is said to be the highest paved international road in the world. It's the road to paradise – if you like exploring the mountains, that is. It's regarded as one of the world's hardest alpine climbs.Due to its unique features, the Karakoram highway has been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World". ... A section of the road goes through the Karakoram Mountains at a height of 15,466 feet. It is a 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) is a 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314. The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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