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The Beautiful Villages of Hunza

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Pakistan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Masses around the world are unaware of the beauty of Pakistan because of its horrific past. However, things are not the same and peace prevails in Pakistan now. Pakistan is one of the most diverse places in the world. You can find the mighty peaks of Himalayas and Karakoram to the plain grounds of Sind, the plateaus of Punjab to the mineral-rich lands of Baluchistan, the rooftop of the world to the heavenly meadows, a series of backward and near to nature villages to most modern cities in the world like Karachi and Islamabad. However, we will talk about a few villages in Pakistan that you must visit if you love traveling. The diversity of Pakistan will tempt you towards itself. If you visit Pakistan once, you will visit it again and again.

Altit

Altit village is famous because of the Altit fort. Altit village is located in Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan. This village is in the north of Pakistan and at the drive of almost 16 hours from the capital. The mesmerizing high altitude fort stands in the lap of Karakoram to tempt tourists towards it. The beauty of this place is matchless and also got the award from UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage. Tourists from all over the world come to this place every year to come back again next year. This cycle of tourists is because of the unimaginable beauty of this place. The masses of this place are very friendly and cooperate with the tourists.

Altit Fort

Gulmit

Gulmit is another beautiful village in the valley of Hunza. The roads that lead to Hunza are carpeted and surrounded by most adventurous and scenic views. Whosoever goes to Hunza, leaves his soul there. The most attractive sites of this village are Borith lake and Passu Glacier. Gulmit is very near to Altit fort and it also resides in the lap of Karakoram. Gulmit is also known as the valley of flowers. The famous Mir family of Hunza lives near Gulmit on the northern side of historical Polo ground. The construction work at this village is running at a rapid pace and infrastructure is developing for the tourists.

Gulmit

Chaprot

Chaprot village is another breath-taking place in the valley of Hunza. A single tour to all the places in Hunza needs almost a week. The masses of Chaprot village are very much qualified. The trend of education is always prevailing in Chaprot. As per the statistics of the local government, the literacy rate of Chaprot is more than 80%. This literacy rate is much more than the overall literacy rate of Pakistan and even surpasses the literacy rate of posh cities in Pakistan. To talk about its beauty, the mighty Rakaposhi stands tall to welcome the tourists here. Water landing from Rakaposhi and passing through your feet provides you serenity unmatched.

Chaprot

Mayoon

Mayoon village is also a part of the beautiful valley of Hunza. The streams of water, scenic view of Karakoram and Himalaya, and vast agriculture lands are the things to see in Mayoon. The people of Mayoon live a very high quality of life and belong to the field of agriculture. The economy of Mayoon is mostly dependent upon tourism and agriculture. The products produced by the masses of Mayoon are wheat, corn, peas, mulberries, and vegetables.

Mayoon

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