Gupis Tehsil

The tehsil map of Gilgit-Baltistan, circa 2008

Gupis Tehsil is an administrative division (a tehsil) of Gupis-Yasin District, in Gilgit-Baltistan, a northern region of Pakistan. ^[1] Gupis Tehsil lies in the southern part of the district. The tehsil includes many villages, lush green places ^[2] and resort and historical places like Yangal, Sumal, Hakis, Jindrote, Dahimal, Pingal and Khasunder. ^[3]

Phander

Gupis-Yasin District is located in Shandur Pass which joins Chitral and Gilgit Baltistan. It also can be a path to join Tajikistan and Pakistan.

Phander Valley is well known for trout fish found in abundance. Phander includes Shamaran, Chachi, Dalimal, Gulagmuli, and Teru villages.

This area has a lake which abounds in trout. It is about 170 km from Gilgit city and the time required to get there is about 5 hours.^{[ clarification needed ]}

Shandur Pass

This is a 12,500 feet high pass which connects Gilgit to Chitral. The pass remains snow-bound during winters. It is 250 km and 15 hours away by jeep.^{[ clarification needed ]}

Administration

The Gupis tehsil is administratively divided into many Union Councils.

References

1. "Khalti Lake, Gupis | Gilgit Baltistan - promoting culture and tourism". gilgit-baltistan.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
2. "Explore Gupis, Gilgit Baltistan | Destination Pakistan". destinationpak.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
3. "Avalanche Hit Village, Gupis Tehsil of Ghizar". Dardistan Times. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-25.