Saturday, March 20, 2010

Hunza Valley;

Hunza is a mountainous valley in GILGIT in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the Northern areas of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres (7,999 feet).

The territory of Hunza is about 7,900 km² {3,050 mi²). Karim abad (formally called BALTIT) is the main town which is also a very popular tourist destination because of the spectacular scenery of the surrounding mountains like ,ULTAR SAR, RAKAPOSHI, GHENTA PEAK, HUNZA PEAK, DUMAANI PEAK, and BUBULIMO TING (LADY-FINGER PEAK), all 19,685 ft or higher.

Hunza Valley is not only the land of attractive natural beauty but it has the valuable treasure of historical events hidden under the thick cover of time. Nature has always had the power to attract human feelings, each sign of nature sends a message of beauty and inspiration to those who care to notice. There are a few places in the world whose natural beauty and inspiration reaches there peaks, the northern area of Pakistan.

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