The Hunza Valley; Pakistan

    The Hunza Valley (Burushaski:, Wakhi: shina; Urdu) is a mountainous valley in the northern part of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, formed by the Hunza River. It borders Ishkoman to the northwest, Shigar to the southeast, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, and the Xinjiang region of China to the northeast.

  

    The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley formed by the Hunza River in the northern part of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. It is bordered to the northwest by Ishkoman, to the southeast by Shigar, to the north by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, and to the northeast by the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The Hunza Valley floor is 2,438 metres above sea level (7,999 feet). The Hunza Valley is divided geographically into the Upper Hunza (Gojal), Central Hunza, and Lower Hunza regions (Shinaki).