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The Hunza Valley is mountainous valley in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Hunza is situated at an elevation of around 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). The territory of Hunza is about 7,900 Square kilometers (3,100 Sq mi). While Karimabad (old name Baltit) is a popular tourist destination because of Spectacular Scenery of the Surrounding mountains like, Ultar Sar, Rakaposhi, Bajahagur Duanasir II, Gh

enta Peak, Hunza Peak, Passu Peak, Diran Peak and Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) all 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) or higher. Hunza was formerly a princely state bordering Uyghurstan to the northeast and Pamir to the northwest, which survived until 1974, when it was finally dissolved by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the South and the former princely state of Nagar to the east. The state capital was the town of Baltit (also known as Karimabad); another old settlement is Ganish Village. Hunza was independent principality for more than 900 years. The British gained control of Hunza and the neighbouring valley of Nagar between 1889 and 1892 through military conquest. The then Mir/Thum (Ruler) Mir Safdar Ali Khan of Hunza fled to Kashghar in China and sought what would now be called political asylum. Hunza Valley is divided into 3 Geographic Sub-Divisions; Lower Hunza (Shinaki) , Central Hunza (Kanjud) and Upper Hunza (Gojal).

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Hunza Valley

Hunza (Burushaski: ہنزو‎, Wakhi: "shina", ) is a mountainous valley in the autonomous Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Hunza is situated in the northern part of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, bordering with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west and the Xinjiang region of China to the north-east.[2]

The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 meters (7,999 feet). Geographically, Hunza consists of three regions, Upper Hunza (Gojal), Central Hunza ("Hunza Valley") and Lower Hunza ("Shinaki")