SWAT RIVER Pakistan
Saturday 13 July 2013
Ghizer River / Chitral Pakistan
Ghizer River / Chitral
Ghizer River / Chitral
The main river in the district is Ghizer River, which is known as Gupis River in the east of Gupis town. Some of its tributaries include Qurumbar River, Ishkoman River, Phakora River, Hayal River, Singul River and Yasin River.
Ghizer District is the westernmost part of the Gil git-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Its capital is Gakuch. Ghizer is crossroads between Gil git and Chitral and also to China, Tajikistan via Qurumber pass through Ishkomen/Darkut Yasin (which are connected via Shandur Pass). Ghizer is a multi-ethnic district and three major languages are spoken; Khowar, Shina and Burushaski. There are also Wakhi speakers in Ishkoman and some Gujjars and Tajik
KALAM VALLEY Pakistan
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
KALAM / SWAT
Kalam
is a town /village along the upper reaches of the Swat River in Swat
Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Kalam is
known for its waterfalls, lakes and lush green hills, and is a 270 km
drive from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is a popular
destination for tourists.
One of the main attraction is the beauty of River and many river side restaurants , which deliver food on benches and coats set in water
At 29 km from Bahrain and about 2,000 meters above sea level, the
valley opens out, providing rooms for a small but fertile plateau above
the river. In Kalam the Ushu and Utrot rivers join to form the Swat
River. Here, the metalled road ends and shingle road leads to the Ushu
and Utrot valleys. From Matiltan one gets a breathtaking view of the
snow-capped Mount Falaksir 5918 meters , and of another unnamed peak
6096 meters high.
BIRD HUNTERS / INDUS RIVER Pakistan
BIRD HUNTERS
BIRD HUNTERS / INDUS RIVER
The Indus river valley maintains some surprising remnants of its ancient culture. A stone’s throw from the largest intact Harappa Site (Mohenjo Daro), Mohanis fishermen use the exact style of flat-bottom boat depicted in terra cotta and stone tablets 4,600 years old, and a group of bird hunters still practice a 5,000-year-old method of catching birds. Hunters tie pet herons to a hoop in the river, and then submerge to their necks in the water wearing masks made from real bird skins. They wiggle their heads to mimic a swimming bird and then grab any prey that lands nearby. We know this is the ancient method they used to hunt birds because there are artifacts that show bird hunting that go back to 3,300 BC.
Murree – Colorful Shawls
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
Murree – Colorful Shawls
Murree – Colorful Shawls – a very common scene en-route to murree – Cold weather and color of shawls really attract ladies – and shopping starts before reaching
SKURDU Pakistan
SKURDU
Skurdu is an amazing place in world – where at high altitude you find rivers, desert, mountains, snow and greenery at near distance
Look at the picture – the hard working locals have made a patch in wilderness to grow crops – what an effort
Blue Pottery- The Astonishing Art
Blue Pottery- The Astonishing Art
The land of Punjab is famous for its rich heritage, artwork and
craftsmanship. Various cities of Punjab are famous for their specialized
and unique characteristics that also include the artwork of those
particular areas. The specialty of Multan that provides it fame all over
the world is unique, mesmerizing art of blue pottery. Blue pottery is referred
to describe the art in which blue ceramic designs are painted on the
mud pots of various design by the skilled painters. Ceramic painting or
blue pottery is an important cottage industry of Pakistan. The art work
is appreciated and purchased not only in Pakistan but its famous all
over the world. The skill of creating blue pottery is called Multani
Kashi or Multani pottery work introduced by the local craftsmen of
Multan region. This craft is originally influenced by the Persian,
Central Asian and Mongolian art and has originated from the city of
Kashgar, in western China. But despite the fact that this art has its
root to Central Asia, Multan has cemented its name for the indigenous
and marvelous designs of blue Kashi work that reciprocates the Multan’s
Art work.
Blue Pottery- The Astonishing Art
The land of Punjab is famous for its rich heritage, artwork and craftsmanship. Various cities of Punjab are famous for their specialized and unique characteristics that also include the artwork of those particular areas. The specialty of Multan that provides it fame all over the world is unique, mesmerizing art of blue pottery. Blue pottery is referred to describe the art in which blue ceramic designs are painted on the mud pots of various design by the skilled painters. Ceramic painting or blue pottery is an important cottage industry of Pakistan. The art work is appreciated and purchased not only in Pakistan but its famous all over the world. The skill of creating blue pottery is called Multani Kashi or Multani pottery work introduced by the local craftsmen of Multan region. This craft is originally influenced by the Persian, Central Asian and Mongolian art and has originated from the city of Kashgar, in western China. But despite the fact that this art has its root to Central Asia, Multan has cemented its name for the indigenous and marvelous designs of blue Kashi work that reciprocates the Multan’s Art work.Karambar Lake (also known as Qurumbar Lake)
Karambar Lake Pakistan
Karambar
Lake (also known as Qurumbar Lake) is a high altitude lake located
between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. It is the
31st highest lake in the world and 2nd highest in Pakistan at a height
of 14,121 feet (4,304 m) and one of the highest biologically active
lakes on earth
SHANDUR LAKE
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
SHANDUR LAKE
Shandur Lake is located in the high mountain pass connects to Chitral and Gilgit.It is often called the "Roof of the world". The Area is popular for Annual Shandur Festival Held every Year
The Lansdowne Bridge Rohri Pakistan
Lansdowne Bridge Rohri
The Lansdowne Bridge Rohri is a former railway bridge over the Indus River in present-day Pakistan.
A marvel of 19th-century engineering, the 'longest 'rigid' girder
bridge in the world' at that time, it was begun in 1887.[1] It was
designed by Sir Alexander Meadows Rendel; the girder work, weighing a
massive 3,300 tons, was manufactured in London by the firm of West wood,
Baillie and erected by F.E. Robertson, and Hecquet.
The Indus Valley State Railway had reached Sukkur in 1879 and the steam
ferry that transported eight wagons at a time across the Indus
between Rohri and Sukkur was found to be cumbersome and time consuming.
The ferry link became redundant when Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay,
deputizing for Lord Lansdowne the viceroy, inaugurated the Bridge on
March 25, 1889.
As summer comes early to Sukkur and the heavy
European-style uniforms of the time would have been uncomfortable, the
opening ceremony took place early in the morning. At the ceremony, Lord
Reay unlocked a highly ornamental padlock (designed by J.L. Kipling,
CIE, Principal of the Mayo School of Art in Lahore and father of Joseph
Rudyard, the famous poet and author) which held shut the cumbersome iron
gates guarding entry to the bridge. The gathered dignitaries then
walked across the bridge and adjourned to breakfast followed by toasts
under a shaman (Berridge 1967:128). The bridge provided the railway link
between Lahore, in the heart of the granary of British India, and the
port of Karachi on the Arabian Sea.
When the great steel Ayub arch
was constructed (1960–1962), railway traffic was shifted there. About a
hundred feet apart, the two bridges seem like one from a distance. The
Ayub arch became the world's third longest railway arch span and the
first bridge in the world to have "the railway desk slung on coiled wire
rope suspenders." The consulting engineer was David B. Stein man of New
York, proponent of 'vocational aesthetics'. It cost about two crore
rupees and the foundation stone was laid on December 9, 1960. It was
opened by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on May 6, 1962.
A marvel of 19th-century engineering, the 'longest 'rigid' girder bridge in the world' at that time, it was begun in 1887.[1] It was designed by Sir Alexander Meadows Rendel; the girder work, weighing a massive 3,300 tons, was manufactured in London by the firm of West wood, Baillie and erected by F.E. Robertson, and Hecquet.
The Indus Valley State Railway had reached Sukkur in 1879 and the steam ferry that transported eight wagons at a time across the Indus between Rohri and Sukkur was found to be cumbersome and time consuming. The ferry link became redundant when Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay, deputizing for Lord Lansdowne the viceroy, inaugurated the Bridge on March 25, 1889.
As summer comes early to Sukkur and the heavy European-style uniforms of the time would have been uncomfortable, the opening ceremony took place early in the morning. At the ceremony, Lord Reay unlocked a highly ornamental padlock (designed by J.L. Kipling, CIE, Principal of the Mayo School of Art in Lahore and father of Joseph Rudyard, the famous poet and author) which held shut the cumbersome iron gates guarding entry to the bridge. The gathered dignitaries then walked across the bridge and adjourned to breakfast followed by toasts under a shaman (Berridge 1967:128). The bridge provided the railway link between Lahore, in the heart of the granary of British India, and the port of Karachi on the Arabian Sea.
When the great steel Ayub arch was constructed (1960–1962), railway traffic was shifted there. About a hundred feet apart, the two bridges seem like one from a distance. The Ayub arch became the world's third longest railway arch span and the first bridge in the world to have "the railway desk slung on coiled wire rope suspenders." The consulting engineer was David B. Stein man of New York, proponent of 'vocational aesthetics'. It cost about two crore rupees and the foundation stone was laid on December 9, 1960. It was opened by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on May 6, 1962.
BIAFO GLACIER PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
BIAFO GLACIER
The
Biafo Glacier is a 63 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of
Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan which meets the 49 km long Hispar(Nagar)
Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m at Hispar La (Pass) to create the
world's longest glacial system outside the polar regions. This highway
of ice connects two ancient mountain kingdoms, Nagar in the west with
Baltistan in the east. The traverse uses 51 of the Biafo Glacier's 63 km and all of the Hispar Glacier to form a 100 km glacial route.
The Biafo Glacier presents a trekker with several days of very
strenuous, often hectic boulder hopping, with spectacular views
throughout and Snow Lake near the high point. Snow Lake, consisting of
parts of the upper Biafo Glacier and its tributary glacier Sim Gang, is
one of the world's largest basins of snow or ice in the world outside of
the polar regions, up to 1,600 m ) in depth.
The Biafo Glacier is
the world's third longest glacier outside of the polar regions, second
only to the 70 km (43 mi) Siachen Glacier disputed between Pakistan and
India and Tajikistan's 77 km (48 mi) long Fedchenko Glacier.
Campsites along the Biafo are located off of the glacier, adjacent to
the lateral moraines and steep mountainsides. The first three (heading
up from the last village before the glacier, the thousand-year-old
Askole village) are beautiful sites with flowing water nearby. Mango and
Namla, the first two campsites, are often covered in flowers and Namla
has an amazing waterfall very near the camping area. Baintha, the third
camp site, is often used as a rest day. A large green meadow, it has a
few running streams near the camp and many places to spend the day rock
climbing or rappelling.
Evidence of wildlife can be seen throughout
the trek. The Ibex and the Markhor Mountain Goat can be found and the
area is famous for brown bears and snow leopards, although sightings are
rare.
Daynor Bridge - Gilgit
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
Daynor Bridge - Gilgit
Daynor Bridge - Gilgit
-GILGIT -- This bridge is one of the few crossing points of the Gilgit River. It is a narrow suspension bridge that goes into a tunnel on the far side. There is a guy on top of the bluff with flags telling you to go or wait. This is the view while driving across the bridge, it is about 8 inches wider than the jeep, and sways back and forth about 6 feet. It feels like the jeep has become a boat
SHANDUR LAKE
PAKISTAN BEAUTIFUL
SHANDUR LAKE
Shandur Lake is located in the Khyber pakhtun khwa the province of Pakistan in high mountain pass connects to Chitral and Gilgit.It is often called the "Roof of the world"
Shandur Top (el. 12,200 feet (3,700 m)) located in District Ghizer (Gilgit-Baltistan), Pakistan. Shandur-Top in Shandur is often called the 'Roof of the World'. 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 on Shandur Top between the home teams of Gilgit-Baltistan and guest teams from Chitral.
Shandur Pass is one of the major mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan
The people who live on both sides of Shandur Top speak the Khowar language.
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