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Traveling on Karakoram Hwy Pakistan 2007

by Judith Barath   

Islamabad roads

Islamabad roads

Coconat seller

Coconat seller

Carved trucks are prepaired and fixed he

Carved trucks are prepaired and fixed he

Islamabad street

Islamabad street

Family homes

Family homes

People walking in Islamabad

People walking in Islamabad

Qingqi, the local's taxi on the road

Qingqi, the local's taxi on the road

Animals on the back of a truck

Animals on the back of a truck

_Qingqi in front of our van

_Qingqi in front of our van

Car fully packed with people

Car fully packed with people

Roadside fruit sellers

Roadside fruit sellers

Mobil phone ad and fruit sellers

Mobil phone ad and fruit sellers

Dromedar on the side of the road

Dromedar on the side of the road

Carved trucks on the road

Carved trucks on the road
The KKH, runs from the Trunk Road at Hasan Abdal, west of Islamabad,...

Small village on the hillside

Small village on the hillside

Young boy selling coconut

Young boy selling coconut

Small town, big traffic

Small town, big traffic

Two women waiting in the traffic

Two women waiting in the traffic

Village view

Village view

Reading fruit shopkeeper

Reading fruit shopkeeper

Busy traffic in a small city

Busy traffic in a small city

People get every space on transporting v

People get every space on transporting v

Selling umbrella on the roadside

Selling umbrella on the roadside

Village view from the road

Village view from the road

Locals crossing the road with care

Locals crossing the road with care

A local wise man

A local wise man
We were told

Villages are verycrowded

Villages are verycrowded

Shoppers

Shoppers

Sellers

Sellers

Travelers

Travelers

...and covers

...and covers

Ornaments on house

Ornaments on house

Rainbow in the landscape

Rainbow in the landscape

Moonlight above the Indus River at Besha

Moonlight above the Indus River at Besha

Besha at the morning

Besha at the morning

On the go at morning

On the go at morning

View along the KKH

View along the KKH

Dubair view

Dubair view

The hillsides and the river

The hillsides and the river
The hillsides are still green on this elevationl

The higher mountains are barren

The higher mountains are barren
Rugged and barren mountains. The KKH is about 1,300 km long winds...

The landscape is striking all around us

The landscape is striking all around us

Beds on the top of a little restourant

Beds on the top of a little restourant
People like to sleep under the sky. It is very hot during this time of...

Small river around Barseen

Small river around Barseen

Narrow valley and terraced fields

Narrow valley and terraced fields

Brige on the Indus River around Barseen

Brige on the Indus River around Barseen

Bridge along the Karakoram Highway

Bridge along the Karakoram Highway
Tha other side is controlled by the Taliban where we didn't go

Resting construction workers

Resting construction workers

Rock inscriptions

Rock inscriptions

Valley with spots of green farmland

Valley with spots of green farmland

Mountains and the Indus River

Mountains and the Indus River

KKH view

KKH view
The barren black mountains with sand islands in the river

Bridge close to Chillas

Bridge close to Chillas

Truck on the road

Truck on the road

An other stop for the view

An other stop for the view

Landscape between Chillas and Jaglot

Landscape between Chillas and Jaglot
Karakoram is Turkish word means "black mountain".

Barren magestic mountains

Barren magestic mountains

An other landscape from KKH

An other landscape from KKH

The Karakoram Hwy

The Karakoram Hwy

Colorful trucks in the landscape

Colorful trucks in the landscape

The truck, the Indus River and mountains

The truck, the Indus River and mountains

River view close to Jaglot and Bunji

River view close to Jaglot and Bunji

Monument for the three mountain range ju

Monument for the three mountain range ju

Indus and Gilgit River junction, Jaglot

Indus and Gilgit River junction, Jaglot
View point of the three mountain range junction. Karakoram left,...

Colorful trucks on the KKH

Colorful trucks on the KKH

Indus River at afternoon

Indus River at afternoon

KKH and the Gilgit River

KKH and the Gilgit River

The bridge at Jaglot leading to Skardu

The bridge at Jaglot leading to Skardu
Before we turned to Gigit, took an hour road to see the Skardu Valley

Gilgit uprising monument against British

Gilgit uprising monument against British
Partition from India

Gilgit

Gilgit

Landscape traveling to Hunza

Landscape traveling to Hunza

An other landscape from the road

An other landscape from the road

Well maintained farmland with cliffs

Well maintained farmland with cliffs

Truck and mountain view

Truck and mountain view

Traffic jam because of a rock slide

Traffic jam because of a rock slide
The trucks wait sometimes for days

A long line of trapped trucks on KKH

A long line of trapped trucks on KKH
We crossed the Hunza River and continued on a narrow old road

Beautiful village view

Beautiful village view
Beautiful village with the colorful chain of trucks

Our savior bridge

Our savior bridge

View from a restaurant

View from a restaurant
Rakaposhi Range

Spring coming from a glacier

Spring coming from a glacier

Small bridge next to the restaurant

Small bridge next to the restaurant

Glacier view from a restaurant

Glacier view from a restaurant

View from KKH

View from KKH
The route is one of the most attractive tourist adwenture in the world.

Farmland where it is possible

Farmland where it is possible
Farmers irrigate tiny terraces to grow wheat since centuries. The strikingly...

Mountain view from the KKH

Mountain view from the KKH
The KKH provided an economic development to this reagon's remote villages.

KKH are landscape

KKH are landscape

T road leading to Hunza Valley

T road leading to Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley view at afternoon

Hunza Valley view at afternoon

Lush ugryculture in the Hunza Valley

Lush ugryculture in the Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley
The white building is the Baltit fort

Hunza valley view from Baltit Inn

Hunza valley view from Baltit Inn
Karimabad

Karimabad

Karimabad
Night view of the Hunza Valley

Moonlight in Hunza Valley

Moonlight in Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley view just before sunrise

Hunza Valley view just before sunrise

Disappearing Moon

Disappearing Moon

The setting down Moon

The setting down Moon

Sunrise at the Rakaposhi Mountain

Sunrise at the Rakaposhi Mountain
7790m

The first ray of sun

The first ray of sun

Rakaposhi in the early sun

Rakaposhi in the early sun

Snowy Rakaposhi Mountain

Snowy Rakaposhi Mountain

Altit village from the Eagle's Nest

Altit village from the Eagle's Nest
Altit Fort is situated in the village of Altit, along the Hunza River...

The Lady's Finger at sunrise

The Lady's Finger at sunrise
The Lady Finger 6000m also called Bubulimating. Nex to it is Ultar II 7388m.

Morning light from the Eagel's Nest

Morning light from the Eagel's Nest

Hunza Valley view

Hunza Valley view

Lady Finger

Lady Finger

Rakaposhi Mountain view

Rakaposhi Mountain view

Snowy Rakaposhi montain and green valley

Snowy Rakaposhi montain and green valley

Baltit Fort Museum, Karamabad, Hunza

Baltit Fort Museum, Karamabad, Hunza

Hunza Valley view from the Baltit Fort

Hunza Valley view from the Baltit Fort

Baltit Fort Museum, Karamabad, Hunza

Baltit Fort Museum, Karamabad, Hunza

Hunza Valley view from the Baltit Fort

Hunza Valley view from the Baltit Fort

Village view from the Baltit Fort

Village view from the Baltit Fort

Shopping street in Karimabad

Shopping street in Karimabad

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Carpet Factory, Hunza

Carpet Factory, Hunza

Pumpkin season in Hunza valley

Pumpkin season in Hunza valley

Nagyr Valley and the KKH view from Altit

Nagyr Valley and the KKH view from Altit

Man with the photo of Prince Charl

Man with the photo of Prince Charl
Proud man with the photo of Prince Charls of Wales visit in his house

Man from Altit village

Man from Altit village

Girls smiling from a window in Altit

Girls smiling from a window in Altit

Narrow street in the Altit village

Narrow street in the Altit village

Nagyr Valley from the Altit Fort

Nagyr Valley from the Altit Fort

Peach trees in the Altit village

Peach trees in the Altit village

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Cathedral Peak

Cathedral Peak
Cathedral Peak is the most beautiful mountains here near Passu

Terrain around the Cathedral Mountain

Terrain around the Cathedral Mountain

Glacier close to Khunjerab Pass

Glacier close to Khunjerab Pass

Landscape of the KKH mountain area

Landscape of the KKH mountain area

Magestic mountain landscape

Magestic mountain landscape

Mountains, the KKH and the river

Mountains, the KKH and the river

Passu Peak

Passu Peak
7284m

Landscape of the KKH mountain area

Landscape of the KKH mountain area

The KKH mountain area

The KKH mountain area

Snowy peeks

Snowy peeks

Local inhabitent

Local inhabitent

High elevation landscape

High elevation landscape

Road sign close to the Chineese border

Road sign close to the Chineese border
The real border is 10km from here

Glacier close to Khunjerab Pass

Glacier close to Khunjerab Pass

Getting close to Khunjerab Pass

Getting close to Khunjerab Pass
The real borde. Khunjerab Pass at 15,528 feet is the highest mountain pass in...

Ghunjerab National Park

Ghunjerab National Park
View close to the Khunjerab Pass

Lucky young cow on the KKH

Lucky young cow on the KKH
The China border is very close from here
article published 10/2/2007
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beautifuls always.....
y dun u make a website of ur experiance n pics plus advices for ppl willing to travel there....
— AHMED ARSLAN BIN ALTAF BHATTI, October 3, 2007
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