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History Buff | Antiquarian | Philosophile | Wanderlust. Tales from the mountains of #Karakoram #Himalayas #Hindukush. #Brushal | #Baloristan | #Dardistan.
Aug 24, 2023 14 tweets 13 min read
Misgar Gojal > Hunza > Gilgit-Baltistan > Pakistan. The Ancient Passage, which historians consider to be a branch of the ancient Silk Road, China near the Wakhan Corridor. Gilgit-Baltistan used to connect Russia, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

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for trade with sub-continent Pakistan and further Burma and East Asia. It was said that around 1850, the imperial incursion of the British Crown in Gilgit and the support of the Hindu Dogars and the fear of Russia was due to this passage, which is called the natural route of

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May 13, 2020 7 tweets 7 min read
The art of rock carving is present in all regions of Gilgit Baltistan, mainly in the districts of Diamir, Hunza & Nagar and Baltistan in Pakistan. Speaking specifically of Baltistan, these engravings can be seen on former settlements and popular old routes along the Indus and Shyok. Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani has classified these rock engravings into four categories. The oldest category includes rock carvings dating from at least two millennia BC and even dating back to the fifth or sixth millennium BC. The inhabitants were hunter-gatherers