Gilgit, is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River. Gilgit is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, and serves as a hub for mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram Range. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, and today serves as a major junction along the Karakoram Highway with road connections to China, Skardu, Chitral, Peshawar, and Islamabad.
The Buckingham Canal is a 796 kilometres (494.6 mi) long fresh water navigation canal, that parallels the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to Chennai (Madras) port. It was constructed during British Rule, and was an important waterway during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Gojal is a valley situated in the far north of Pakistan. It borders Pakistan and China at Khunjerab Pass and Shimshal valley and Afghanistan at Chipurson valley. It is the largest tehsil of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
The Karakoram Highway is a 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314. The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The highway is a popular tourist attraction, and is one of the highest paved roads in the world, passing through the Karakoram mountain range, at 36°51′00″N75°25′40″E at maximum elevation of 4,714 metres (15,466 ft) near Khunjerab pass. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The highway is also a part of the Asian Highway AH4.
Shimshal is a village located in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza District, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan formerly known as Northern Areas of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,100 m above sea level and is the highest settlement in the district. It is in the valley of the Shimshal River, a tributary of the Hunza River. Shimshal is a border village that connects the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan with China. The total area of Shimshal is approximately 3,800 km2 and there are around two thousand inhabitants with a total of 240 households.
Motkur or Mothkur is a village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Mothkur mandal of Bhongir division.
The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the many west-flowing rivers in India, along with Tapti River, Sabarmati River, Luni River and the Narmada River. Most peninsular rivers in India flow in an easterly direction into the Bay of Bengal.
Cortes, officially the Municipality of Cortes,, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,954 people.
İkizce, formerly Laleli Mabeyceli, is a town and district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 30,362 of which 10,427 live in the town of İkizce. The district covers an area of 78 km2 (30 sq mi), and the town lies at an elevation of 329 m (1,079 ft).
Hunza is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Hunza is situated in the extreme northern part of Pakistan, bordering with the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and the Xinjiang region of China.
Barwaha is a municipality in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Barwaha town is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Barwaha Municipality has population of 39,973 of which 20,940 are males while 19,033 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Literacy rate of Barwaha is 87.27% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Barwaha, Male literacy is around 92.73% while female literacy rate is 81.23%.
Kivi is a city in and the capital of Kowsar County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,467, in 1,721 families. Earlier, Kivi was divided into upper and lower Kivi: düz kıvı and aşaği kıvı.
Shinaki is the name given to the people living in the Lower Hunza, Pakistan.
Tannourine is a Lebanese municipality located in the Batroun District, part of the Mohafazah (Governorate) of North-Lebanon, 75 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine’s name stems from the town's geography, which resemble the convex form of an oven called the tannoor. The "ine" is probably in proportion to the presence of 2 areas that make up this town, the Lower Tannourine and the upper Tannourine areas, From here immigrated the Lebanese politician to Colombia José Antonio Turbay Jorge because of the Ottoman Empire and being a second-level cousin of the former president of Colombia Julio César Turbay.
Hussainabad is a town and a sub division in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Ahmedabad, is a small village in the Hunza valley of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan with a population of approximately 1500.
Mayoon or Maiun is a village and a small region of modern farms in the high mountainous Hunza area of northern Pakistan. It lies along one of the paths of the ancient Silk Road and has long been a trade crossroads for China, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. This has led to skirmishes and battles over the centuries.
Poohla is a village located in Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It is usually confused with Poohla village in Amritsar where a notorious Sikh nihang belonged.
Karakoram International University or Karakoram University is an international level university in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2002 with a charter from the Federal Government of Pakistan, with the goal of improving access to higher education for the deserved people of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Sunadhar is a coastal village situated near the bank of the Devi River in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. It is a part of the Gandakula region, which is divided into two villages, Bairakha and Sunadhar.
Hussainabad is considered as most educated region in Hunza where every household has at-least one master's degree holder. Geographically Hussainabad is situated to left side of the river and is mostly affected by natural calamities. Seko, Also called Qadeemabad is located at the bottom of a Mountain called Gakos which disturbs the life of people when sliding occurs. Thousands of people have been living in shelters at a safe place nearby called Central hussainabad. Khizarabad is also targeted by landslide many times. Yet the people are looking for Government's concentration towards this targeted region. Improper roads and connecting bridge are also issues faced by people of Hussainabad. Recently RCC bridge has been constructed after being delayed many times in the intervals of different governments. The delays resulted in more than a decade to construct the bridge. After every natural disaster people become disconnected from rest of the region, taking their own initiatives to reinstall the road and water channels. The area has faced scarcity of water to irrigate lands for six months in 2010 which led people to bear reasonable losses from their agricultural production.
