Chatorkhand
Chatorkhand is a village in Pakistan.[1] It is situated in Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.[2][3] It is the headquarter of Ishkoman tehsil.[4]
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| Coordinates: 36°21′05″N 73°51′01″E / 36.3514°N 73.8502°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Administrative unit | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Ghizer |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PKT) |
Geography
[edit]Chatorkhand is located at an elevation of 6850 feet above sea level.[5] It is about 80 km northwest of Gilgit city and lies in Ishkoman Valley.[6] It is the largest settlement in the valley.[7]
Landmarks
[edit]The village has a small bazaar and several teahouses.[8][9] Other facilities include schools for girls and boys.[10]
Terrain and tourism
[edit]Chatorkhand area attracts tourism because of mountainous terrain.[11][12] Trekking is a popular activity here and is considered less strenuous than in the more challenging terrain elsewhere in Gilgit-Baltistan.[13][14] The village has lodging and boarding facilities.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rensch, Calvin Ross (1992). Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan: Languages of Chitral. National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University.
- ^ 国立民族学博物館 (2016). 国立民族学博物館研究報告 (in Japanese). 国立民族学博物館.
- ^ Brenzinger, Matthias (2015-07-31). Language Diversity Endangered. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-090569-4.
- ^ says, Nizar Alvi (2012-05-02). "Ishkoman: People suffer due to absence of Tehsil officials". PAMIR TIMES. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Transactions of the American Entomological Society. Society at the Academy of Natural Sciences. 1968.
- ^ Khan, Mahmood Hasan; Khan, Shoiab Sultan (1992-03-19). Rural Change in the Third World: Pakistan and the Aga Khan Rural Support Program. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-28011-5.
- ^ Swift, Hugh (1990). Trekking in Pakistan and India. Sierra Club Books. ISBN 978-0-87156-662-1.
- ^ Kreutzmann, Hermann (2024-08-05). Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond: Human Geography and Geopolitics. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-70436-7.
- ^ Swift, Hugh (1982). The Trekker's Guide to the Himalaya and Karakoram. Sierra Club Books. ISBN 978-0-87156-295-1.
- ^ "18 months after the floods a government girls school in Chatorkhand remains in shambles". PAMIR TIMES. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Guides, Insight (2020-01-01). Insight Guides Pakistan (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 978-1-83905-258-3.
- ^ Abbas, Syed Adil (2002). Pakistan Travel Guide: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Kaghan ... Nawab Sons Publications. ISBN 978-969-530-009-1.
- ^ Trekking in the Karakoram & Hindukush. Lonely Planet Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-74059-086-0.
- ^ King, John S. (1989). Karakoram Highway: The High Road to China. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-0-86442-065-7.
- ^ Farrukhi, Asif (2019-07-21). "TRAVEL: ISHKOMAN DAYS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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