Passu Valley Upper Hunza
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Passu is a small village on the Karakoram Highway, beside the Hunza River, Passu is some 15 kilometers from Gulmit, the Tehsil Headquarter of Gojal in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and about 150 km upriver from Gilgit. Passu lies very near the tongue of the Pasu Glacier, and just south of the tongue of the Batura glacier. The latter is the fifth longest non-polar glacier in the world at 56 km,and reaches very near to the highway. The people of Passu are Wakhi and speak the Wakhi Language. Religiously they are Ismaili, a sect of Islam.
Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the Passu village; it is the most photographed peak of the Passu region. Also nearby are the high peaks of Passu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura.
Passu Cathederal
Tupopdan, "The Sun Drenched mountain", also know as Passu Cathedral, or Cathedral Spires, towers over the tiny village of Passu. Passu is a tiny bastion of humanity surrounded by the overwhelming power of nature.Passu Cones are inspired by its unique structural attributes. Tourists have promoted the peak by giving it new names. Some call it "Passu Cones" and others "Passu Cathedral". Mount Tupopdon is the most photographed peak of the region.
Passu Glacier
The Passu Glacier is one of the white glacier in hunza valley. many tourist vist passu glacier every year. If you look at the grey area on the right, this shows the historic level of the glacier, at a time when the Silk Route passed across the top of the glacier
Passu (Urdu: پسو) is a small village on the Karakoram Highway, beside the Hunza River, some 15 kilometers from Gulmit, the Tehsil headquarters of Gojal in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and about 150 km upriver from Gilgit. It lies very near the tongue of the Passu Glacier, and just south of the tongue of the Batura Glacier. The latter is the seventh longest non-polar glacier in the world at 56 km, and reaches very near to the highway. The people are Wakhi and speak the Wakhi Language. Religiously they are Ismaili, a sect of Shia Islam.
Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the village; it is the most photographed peak of the region.[citation needed] Also nearby are the high peaks of Pasu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura.
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Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the Passu village; it is the most photographed peak of the Passu region. Also nearby are the high peaks of Passu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura.
Passu Cathederal
Tupopdan, "The Sun Drenched mountain", also know as Passu Cathedral, or Cathedral Spires, towers over the tiny village of Passu. Passu is a tiny bastion of humanity surrounded by the overwhelming power of nature.Passu Cones are inspired by its unique structural attributes. Tourists have promoted the peak by giving it new names. Some call it "Passu Cones" and others "Passu Cathedral". Mount Tupopdon is the most photographed peak of the region.
Passu Glacier
The Passu Glacier is one of the white glacier in hunza valley. many tourist vist passu glacier every year. If you look at the grey area on the right, this shows the historic level of the glacier, at a time when the Silk Route passed across the top of the glacier
Passu (Urdu: پسو) is a small village on the Karakoram Highway, beside the Hunza River, some 15 kilometers from Gulmit, the Tehsil headquarters of Gojal in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and about 150 km upriver from Gilgit. It lies very near the tongue of the Passu Glacier, and just south of the tongue of the Batura Glacier. The latter is the seventh longest non-polar glacier in the world at 56 km, and reaches very near to the highway. The people are Wakhi and speak the Wakhi Language. Religiously they are Ismaili, a sect of Shia Islam.
Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the village; it is the most photographed peak of the region.[citation needed] Also nearby are the high peaks of Pasu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura.
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