Nagar (Stadt)
Vorlage:Refimprove Vorlage:Infobox settlement Nagar (Urdu.نگر) is a town near to the Gilgit Valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The town is located in Gilgit District and was the capital of the former State of Nagar. The town is located at 35°24'0N 73°48'0E with an altitude of 2688 metres (8822 feet).[1]
Today, the famous Karakoram Highway crosses Nagar, connecting Pakistan to China via the Khunjerab Pass. The road follows the Hunza river for some distance through Nagar and into the Hunza region.
Location
The Nagar valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438m (7,999 feet). Nagar Khas is the main town and the capital of the former state of Nagar. Ghulmet, Minapin, Chaprote and Hopper Valleys are popular tourist attractions in the Nagar region because of the spectacular scenery of the surrounding mountains such as Rakaposhi at 7,788m (25,561 feet), and Diran, and Spantik peak (Golden peak.)
History
Following the Hunza-Naga Campaign of 1889-1892 (known locally as the Anglo-Brusho war) the area passed under British control and then as a vassal of the Kashmir Durbar, but was ruled by the same royal family. In 1974, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto dissolved the Princely States of Nagar and Hunza and gave democratic representation to the Northern Areas Council, now known as the Northern Areas Legislative Council.
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References
- Leitner, G. W. (1893): Dardistan in 1866, 1886 and 1893: Being An Account of the History, Religions, Customs, Legends, Fables and Songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial) Yasin, Chitral, Hunza, Nagyr and other parts of the Hindukush, as also a supplement to the second edition of The Hunza and Nagyr Handbook. And An Epitome of Part III of the author’s “The Languages and Races of Dardistan.” First Reprint 1978. Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi.
- Where three Empires meet by E.F.Night.
- Buroshall Say Nagar Tak ka Safar by Mohammad Ismail Taseen.
- Brushaal Ke Qabail by Syed Yahya Shah