Sultanabad | |
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  Sultanabad Location in Pakistan  Sultanabad Sultanabad (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′19″N74°22′55″E / 35.9553361°N 74.3820002°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Administrative unit | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Gilgit District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PKT) |
Sultanabad, also known as Sultan Abad, is a village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. [1] [2] It is located in Gilgit District. [3] [4]
Farming is a key sector of Sultanabad's economy with potato, maize and wheat being some of the crops. [5] [6] The other important industry is tourism. [7] [8]
Karakoram Highway passes through Sultanabad. [9]
Sultanabad has a population just above a thousand. The village was founded by Gujars from Naltar. [10]
Pakistan had a population of 241,495,112 according to the final results of the 2023 Census. This figure includes Pakistan's four provinces e.g. Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan and Islamabad Capital Territory. AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan's census data is yet to be approved by CCI Council of Pakistan. Pakistan is the world's fifth most populous country.
The Karakoram Highway, also known as the KKH, National Highway 35, N-35, and the China–Pakistan Friendship Highway, is a 1,300 km (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 m (15,466 ft) near Khunjerab Pass. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions under 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.
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