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The serenity of Ghanche: Of mountains, rivers and valleys
SYED MEHDI BUKHARI
Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanche district stands almost aloof with its beautiful valleys and settlements inhabited by the most hospitable locals and river irrigated lands.
The central location in the district is Khaplu, which is a beautiful landscape with high summits, flowing blue waters and waterfalls.
The people of this small settlement on the bank of River Shyok, are warm and loving, as they were centuries before, when travellers, wandering through Yarkand and Saltoro, first arrived here.
As soon as one leaves Skardu, a narrow, paved road with poplar trees lined up on both sides provides a soothing shade for the travellers as they make their way through small specks of sunlight filtering through the leaves; casting shadows on the darkened road, leaving an aesthete spellbound.
Near Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Road to Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Stream in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
In a jungle in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
In autumn, the yellow poplar trees envelope the otherwise dark road with bright yellow fallen leaves. At a little distance from the road on the left side River Indus flows quietly. Moving ahead, a road turns to the Shigar Valley. Shigar is the land where Braldu River originating from Baltoro glacier merges its blue ice-cold water with the bright turquoise water of River Indus and fills the valley with abstract colours.
Taking a view from a height, the scene below looks as if an artist has filled the canvas with abstract strokes of blue, green and brown colours. Going through Shigar Valley, this road terminates at Askole, the last settlement of Shigar district, and from there, mountaineers begin their campaign to scale K2 and Broad Peak (K3).
Autumn In Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Daily life in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Road to Shigar. — S.M.Bukhari
Shigar delta. — S.M.Bukhari
SYED MEHDI BUKHARI
Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanche district stands almost aloof with its beautiful valleys and settlements inhabited by the most hospitable locals and river irrigated lands.
The central location in the district is Khaplu, which is a beautiful landscape with high summits, flowing blue waters and waterfalls.
The people of this small settlement on the bank of River Shyok, are warm and loving, as they were centuries before, when travellers, wandering through Yarkand and Saltoro, first arrived here.
As soon as one leaves Skardu, a narrow, paved road with poplar trees lined up on both sides provides a soothing shade for the travellers as they make their way through small specks of sunlight filtering through the leaves; casting shadows on the darkened road, leaving an aesthete spellbound.
Near Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Road to Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Stream in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
In a jungle in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
In autumn, the yellow poplar trees envelope the otherwise dark road with bright yellow fallen leaves. At a little distance from the road on the left side River Indus flows quietly. Moving ahead, a road turns to the Shigar Valley. Shigar is the land where Braldu River originating from Baltoro glacier merges its blue ice-cold water with the bright turquoise water of River Indus and fills the valley with abstract colours.
Taking a view from a height, the scene below looks as if an artist has filled the canvas with abstract strokes of blue, green and brown colours. Going through Shigar Valley, this road terminates at Askole, the last settlement of Shigar district, and from there, mountaineers begin their campaign to scale K2 and Broad Peak (K3).
Autumn In Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Daily life in Khaplu. — S.M.Bukhari
Road to Shigar. — S.M.Bukhari
Shigar delta. — S.M.Bukhari