Hunza Valley
Pakistan
Photos from 1996
Hanza valley
Hanza, also called Baltit, town in
Pakistani-administered northwestern Jammu and Kashmir state, in the northern
part of the Indian subcontinent. Formerly a small principality under the Mir of
Hunza, it joined with Pakistan in 1947. The town, situated on the west bank of
the Hunza River, was a stopping place for travelers descending from the Hindu
Kush mountains into the Vale of Kashmir. Surrounded by snow-capped mountain
peaks such as the Rakaposhi, vast glaciers such as the Ulter, and deep gorges,
Hunza is accessible by mountain road from Gilgit. Roses, pansies, lilies,
zinnias, and cosmos grow wild in the area, as do willow, fir, and poplar trees.
Snow leopard, markhor (a goat), ibex, yak, red-striped fox, duck, and Marco Polo
sheep are found. The local inhabitants use irrigation to grow crops of rice,
corn (maize), fruits, and vegetables.
Text from Encyclopedia Britannica
bridge across rushing glacial waters
the mountain road
the town
hotel
lush valley farms
under the mountains
terraced
farmers
children watching
woman working
working along the road
working in the field
the threshing place
walking along the road
a family
loving father
young women
mountain paradise
the attendant
