Upper Hunza

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Upper Hunza is the high-altitude northernmost part of Pakistan’s Hunza Valley, known for its dramatic Karakoram mountain scenery, glaciers, and remote Wakhi-speaking communities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Upper Hunza canonical 20
Upper Hunza region 4
Upper Hunza (Gojal) 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region
valley region
accessRoute Karakoram Highway from Gilgit
linked to: Karakoram Highway
climate cold arid high-mountain climate
containsBridge Hussaini Suspension Bridge
Passu Suspension Bridge
containsGlacier Batura Glacier
Ghulkin Glacier
Passu Glacier
containsLake Borith Lake NERFINISHED
containsRiver Hunza River
containsSettlement Ghulkin
Gulmit
Hussaini
Misgar
Passu
Shimshal Valley
Sost
country Pakistan
economicActivity pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
tourism
geopoliticalSignificance corridor towards Khunjerab Pass and China-Pakistan border
highestPointApproxElevation over 7000 metres
knownFor Wakhi-speaking population
dramatic mountain scenery
glaciers
high-altitude terrain
mountaineering opportunities
remote communities
trekking routes
locatedIn Hunza Valley
northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrative Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza District
mountainRange Karakoram
nearBorderWith Afghanistan
China
partOf Hunza Valley
Karakoram region
primaryEthnicGroup Wakhi people
linked to: Wakhi
primaryLanguage Wakhi
religionMajority Nizari Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
secondaryLanguage Burushaski
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
tourismAttraction Shimshal trekking routes
treks to Batura Glacier
view of Passu Cones
traversedBy Karakoram Highway
typicalVillageElevation around 2500 to 3000 metres

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gojal contains Upper Hunza
Passu partOf Upper Hunza
Hussaini partOf Upper Hunza
Gulmit partOf Upper Hunza
Passu Cathedral Peaks region Upper Hunza
Passu village partOf Upper Hunza
Cathedral Range partOf Upper Hunza region
linked to: Upper Hunza
Batura Muztagh borderingRegion Upper Hunza (Gojal)
linked to: Upper Hunza
Hunza dialect region Upper Hunza
Shishkat partOf Upper Hunza
Shishkat village partOf Upper Hunza
Hunza contains Upper Hunza
Gojal Valley partOf Upper Hunza
Sost administrativeUnit Upper Hunza (Gojal)
linked to: Upper Hunza
Hussaini village partOf Upper Hunza region
linked to: Upper Hunza
Passu Sar region Upper Hunza
Passu massif region Upper Hunza
Gulkin partOf Upper Hunza
Passu Glacier partOf Upper Hunza region
linked to: Upper Hunza
Passu Peaks locatedIn Upper Hunza
Shimshal Valley region Upper Hunza
Batura Glacier region Upper Hunza
Altit area region Upper Hunza–Nagar region
linked to: Upper Hunza
Gulmit Gojal locatedIn Upper Hunza
Gulmit Gojal partOf Upper Hunza region
linked to: Upper Hunza