The Hunza-Nagar Valley, the Hunza-Nagar District

Hunza-Nagar District

The Hunza-Nagar District is the seventh district of Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. The district comprises Hunza and Nagar. Aliabad is the administrative center of this district...

, is the seventh district of Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. The district comprises Hunza

Hunza (princely state)

Hunza was a princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan until 1974. The state was also known as Kanjut. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the south, the former princely state of Nagar to the east, China, to the north and Afghanistan to the northwest. The state...

 and Nagar. Sikandarabad is the administrative center of this district. Before the announcement of new district, Hunza-Nagar was part of district Gilgit.

History

In 1974 Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Butto ended the ghost governance of "Rajhghee", with a single administrator, known as "Raja". Formerly this region was divided into two states, Hunza and Nagar.

Geography

This area has a number of mountains, such as Rakaposhi

Rakaposhi

Rakaposhi , is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit in the Gilgit District of the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan. Rakaposhi means "Snow Covered" in the local language. Rakaposhi is...

 (Gulmit), Diran

Diran

Diran is a mountain in the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. This pyramid shaped mountain lies to the east of Rakaposhi ....

 (Menapin), Golden peak (Hopper), and Ulter peaks.

Hopper is the name of a region within Hunza-Nagar. It contains five villages, Hakalshal, Rattal, Broshal, Holshal and Ghashoshal. The population is around 10,000. It is situated at the altitude of 3000 m. Two mountains adjacent to Nagar valley, Golden peak and Shelter peak are situated here. The mountains contain at least two named glaciers, Hopper and Hisper.

Karimabad, in Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley

The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated to the north of the Hunza River, at an elevation of around . The territory of Hunza is about...

, is the capital of Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Karimabad is also known as Baltit. It is named after Prince Karim Aga Khan

Aga Khan IV

Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM is the 49th and current Imam of the Shia Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He has held this position under the title of Aga Khan since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan...

, the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili

Ismaili

' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

 Nizari

Nizari

'The Shī‘a Imami Ismā‘īlī Tariqah also referred to as the Ismā‘īlī or Nizārī , is a path of Shī‘a Islām, emphasizing social justice, pluralism, and human reason within the framework of the mystical tradition of Islam. The Nizari are the second largest branch of Shia Islam and form the majority...

 community.

Nagar Proper is the capital of Nagar Valley

Nagar Valley

The Nagar Valley is a valley near Gilgit Valley in the Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. The valley is part of Hunza Nagar District and is administratively subdivided into two tehsils namely Nagar-1 and Nagar-2. The valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438m . Nagar Khas is the main town and the...

 in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Nagar Proper is the spiritual head of Shia Shia Islam and followers of Ayatllah Ali al-Sistani.
Villages of Nagar Proper

• Najaf Abad (Tokarkhai)
• Thole
• Ghotas
• Chamaling Bala/Pine
• Chhaya
• Harai Giram
• Manalokoshal
• Shaman
• Hamurkhai
• Dasgoyo Daas
• Shabbirabad
• Melkoshal
• Bakoshal
• Choqotishal
• Payalokoshal
• Goatkoshal
• Nagar Khai
• Harchi

See also

• Former states Hunza (princely state)
  Hunza (princely state)
  Hunza was a princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan until 1974. The state was also known as Kanjut. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the south, the former princely state of Nagar to the east, China, to the north and Afghanistan to the northwest. The state...
  
   and Nagar (princely state)
• Baltit Fort
  Baltit Fort
  Baltit Fort or Balti Fort is an ancient fort in the Hunza valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.In former times survival of the feudal regimes of Hunza was ensured by the impressive Baltit fort, that sit on top of Karimabad. The foundations of the fort are said to date back around 700 years, but...
  
  
• Altit Fort
  Altit Fort
  Altit Fort is an ancient fort above Karimabad in the Hunza valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It was home to the hereditary rulers of the Hunza state who took the title Mir...
  
  
• Northern Areas
  Northern Areas
  Gilgit-Baltistan , is the northernmost political entity within Pakistan. It borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, China to the east and northeast, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the...
  
  
• Karakoram Highway
  Karakoram Highway
  The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of as confirmed by both...
  
  
• Karakoram Mountains
• Nagar Valley
  Nagar Valley
  The Nagar Valley is a valley near Gilgit Valley in the Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. The valley is part of Hunza Nagar District and is administratively subdivided into two tehsils namely Nagar-1 and Nagar-2. The valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438m . Nagar Khas is the main town and the...
  
  
• Hopper Valley
• Hisper Valley
  Hisper Valley
  Hisper Valley is the last village of Nagar Valley in Pakistan, and is about 28 km from the main town of Nagar Valley. It is the camping site for the adventurers who are interested in trekking over the Biafo Glacier, from Nagar to Skardu and those seeking to climb Pumari Chhish or Kunyang...
  
  
• Gulmit
  Gulmit
  Gulmit is the headquarter of the Gojal Tehsil, in the upper Hunza region of the Gilgit territory in the deep in the Karakoram Mountain Range. Gulmit is a centuries-old historic town, with mountains, peaks and glaciers. It is a tourist spot and has many hotels, shops and a museum...
  
  
• Sumayer Valley
• Askurdas Valley
• shayar Valley
• Fehkar Valley
• Meyacher Valley
• Menapin Valley
• Thool Valley
• Jafer Abbad
• Iskandar Abad
• Chalt
• Chaparoot
• Dadhimal vally
• Burusho
• Ganish Village
  Ganish Village
  Ganish Village, the oldest and first settlement on the ancient Silk Road in Hunza, is in Pakistan. It is located right in the heart of Hunza Valley, 90 km and 2½ hours traveling time from Gilgit. Ganish means gold in Brushaski...
  
  
• Karimabad
  Karimabad (Hunza)
  Karimabad is the capital of Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Karimabad is also known as Baltit. It is named after Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. The Guardian ranked it as the 12th Best Tourist Site in Pakistan.-See also:*Hunza...
  
  
• Khizerabad
  Khizerabad
  -See also:* Former State of Hunza* Baltit Fort* Altit Fort* Northern Areas* Karakoram Highway* Karakoram Mountains* Nagar Valley* Burusho* Ganish Village* Hunza Valley* Karimabad* Aliabad* Nasirabad* Ahmedabad* Hussainabad* Murtazaabad* Sikandarabad...
  
  
• Nasirabad
  Nasirabad (Hunza)
  Nasirabad is a town located in Hunza-Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan....
  
  
• Ahmedabad
  Ahmedabad (Hunza)
  Ahmedabad is located in the Hunza-Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.-See also:* Former State of Hunza* Baltit Fort* Altit Fort* Northern Areas* Karakoram Highway* Karakoram Mountains* Nagar Valley* Burusho* Ganish Village* Hunza Valley...
  
  
• Hussainabad
  Hussainabad (Hunza)
  Hussainabad is a small village situated at the left bank of Hunza River. There are around 200 homes which population is approximately 1,500 people. The literacy rate of Hussainabad is 100%. In Hussain Abad, Khizerabad, Qadeem Abad, Centre, Shabaran & Dolmani....
  
  
• Murtazabad
• Sikandarabad
  Sikandarabad
  Sikandarabad is the located in Hunza-Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan.-See also:* Former State of Hunza* Baltit Fort* Altit Fort* Northern Areas* Karakoram Highway* Karakoram Mountains* Nagar Valley* Burusho* Ganish Village...
  
  
• Jafarabad