The Rupal Valley is located in the Astore District of Pakistan’s Northern Areas. It lies just south of 8,126 meter Nanga Parbat and is popular for treks to the mountain’s Rupal Face, one of highest mountain faces in the world. Rupal Village is located in the valley at 35°13′38.76″N 74°42′26.60″E / 35.2274333°N 74.7073889°E...

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Shandur Top (el. 12,200 ft.) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral to the Gilgit in Pakistan.

The top is flat, a plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November. The grade is very gradual, and the area is crossed by small streams of trout. Grazing in summer is plentiful.

Every year there is a polo match played...

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Khunjerab Pass (simplified Chinese: 红其拉甫山口; traditional Chinese: 紅其拉甫山口; pinyin: hóngqílāfǔ shānkŏu) (elevation 4,693 metres (15,400 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains on the northern border of Pakistan and the Xinjiang Autonmous Region of China. The name is derived from Wakhi for Blood Valley.

The...

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The Burzil Pass situated at a height of 13,500ft above sea level is an ancient pass and caravan route between Srinagar in Kashmir and Gilgit. This route was active up to Pakistan’s independence. The travellers used horses and ponies to cross the pass. The pass lies close to the Indo-Pak line of control that has since closed the Burzil.

The...

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Thatta or Thatto (Urdu: ٹھٹہ, Sindhi: ٺٽو) is an historic town of 22,000 inhabitants in the Sindh province of Pakistan, near Lake Keenjhar, the largest freshwater lake in the country. Thatta’s major monuments are listed among the World Heritage Sites. Due to its proximity to the huge port of Karachi, the picturesque old town is frequented...

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Ranikot Fort - Largest Fort in the World.

Ranikot Fort is the world’s largest fort with a circumference of about 29 km or 18 miles. Since 1993, it has been on the list of tenative UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

It is located in the Kirthar Range, about 30 km southwest of Sann, in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is approximately...

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Nagar (Urdu: ریاست نگر) was a princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which existed until 1974. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the south and west, and the former princely state of Hunza to the north and east. The state capital was the town of Nagar. The area of Nagar now forms three tehsils of Hunza-Nagar...

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Swat (Pakhto: سوات) is a valley and an administrative district in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan located 160 km/100 miles from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is the upper valley of the Swat River, which rises in the Hindu Kush range. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main town in the Swat valley is Mingora....

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Gorakh is an Under-Development Hill Station of Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated at an elevation of 5688 Ft. in the Kirthar Mountains Range’s Sindh Segment, 93-km north west of Dadu city. Gorakh Hill Station is situated on one of the highest Plateaus of Sindh, spread over 2500 acres, and due its surroundngs, a unique adventure point for nature...

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Hudero is an important brackish water wetland of Sindh where variety of waterfowl prefers to take refuge. Here, one can see storks, Cranes, flocks of Pelicans and occasional Swans. It is considered to be one of the favorite lakes of ornithologists. It has been declared as a Wildlife sanctuary to conserve natural resources and protect environment...

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