Two Balti porters walking on Biafo glacier, with Karakoram mountains in background, during Biafo Hispar Snow Lake trek between Baintha and Marphogoro, in Central Karakoram National Park.

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Gilgit

Attractions

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  • Uprising Memorial

    Uprising Memorial

    Gilgit

    The Uprising Memorial, is a memorial to those who rose against the Maharaja in 1947. It includes the graves of the local heroes, Mohammed Babar Khan and…

  • British Cemetery

    British Cemetery

    Gilgit

    The well-kept British Cemetery has some surprisingly recent graves of adventurous trekkers and mountaineers among the more historical plots. Buried here…

  • Gohar Aman's Tower

    Gohar Aman's Tower

    Gilgit

    In the grounds of the Army Public School (Hayat Shaheed), a crumbling adobe tower is all that remains of Gohar Aman's Tower, a fort built by Gohar Aman in…

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