Ghanche District
Ghanche District(Urdu: ضلع گانچھے) (balti:Gangchay) is the easternmost district of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. To its northeast is Xinjiang (China), to the north and northwest is Skardu District, to its west is Astore District and to its south is Ladakh District in Jammu and Kashmir. The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) at the easternmost part of Ghanche District cuts through the Siachen Glacier region. Territory east of the AGPL is currently controlled by India. (It has been proposed by moderates in Pakistan and India to make the Siachen Glacier region a Peace Park).
The capital of Ghanche District is Khaplu. This region is the coldest place within Pakistan also called the "Third Pole" with temperatures reaching below -20 °C in the winter. Khaplu Valley and Hushe Valley form the gateway for the great Baltoro Muztagh, the subrange of Karakoram [1] that includes the mighty peaks of K2 (8,611 m),Broad Peak (8,047 m), Gasherbrums (8,000+ m) and Masherbrum (7,821 m) (all of which are included in the Skardu District).[2]
Contents
- 1 Entomology
- 2 Administration
- 3 Religion
- 4 See also
- 5 References
Entomology
The word Gangchay is balti word which means glacier it is locally used by natives of khaplu Valley for shyok river which flows through the entire length of Khaplu town when Pakistani govt gave it the grade of district at that time people of the entire valley selected the name of Ghanche willingly.[3]
Administration
Khaplu is consist of 56 blocks each block contains many villages and these blocks has divided into two Subdivisions 1Subdivision Khaplu and 2Subdivision Masherbrum. While four villages of its Chorbat Valley has lost by Indian invasion in 1971 .They wereChalunka tyakshi,Thang,Turtuk.[4] Some of them are given in the chart below.
| Name of Estate | Main Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Khaplu bala | Khanqah,Khanser | |
| Khaplu Pain | Kraming,Chaqchan | |
| Haldi | ||
| Keris | Sadat Colony | |
| Churbat | Siksa | |
| Saling | Banpi | |
| Thagas | ||
| Yugo | ||
| Ghawari | ||
| Gulshan e kabeer | ||
| Ghursay | ||
| Talis | ||
| Saltoro | ||
| Surmo | Chogo Grong | |
| Machulu | ||
| Balghar | Lahar | |
| Hushe | ||
| Barah valley | ||
| Thalay | Daltir |
Religion
All the people living in Ghanche are Muslims and mostly people belong to Nurbakhshi (80%) branch of Islam whereas there are Shia Ithna-ashri and others (7%) Muslims as well. The scholar is religious leader called ‘Bowa’ in local language and has very important place in society.
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