Hispar River

The Hispar River forms from the melt water of the - a 49-kilometer-long glacier in the Karakoram mountains of , .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Nagar River” and “Nagir River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baltit Fort.

Castle
Photo: Jamalhunzokuz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fort in the Hunza valley, near the town of Karimabad, in the region of northern Pakistan. Founded in the 8th century CE, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list since 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganish and Ghulkin.

Photo: Mehtab Hussain hunzai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the within the region of . also collectively refers to multiple villages in and around the area.

is a village in Gojal Hunza. It is reached by following the Karakoram Highway.

Photo: Imran Shah, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly known as Baltit, is the capital of the in Pakistan-administered in the disputed region.

Hispar River

Latitude
36.3074° or 36° 18′ 27″ north
Longitude
74.66551° or 74° 39′ 56″ east
Elevation
2,068 metres (6,785 feet)
Open location code
8J8P8M48+X6
Geo­Names ID
1176851
Wiki­data ID
Q1620700
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Satellite Map

Discover Hispar River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Hispar River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Hispar”
  • Bengali: “হিসপার নদী”
  • Cebuano: “Hispar River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هيسبار”
  • German: “Hispar”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Hispar”
  • Japanese: “ナガル川”
  • Slovenian: “Hispar”
  • Urdu: “دریائے ہسپ”
  • Urdu: “دریائے ہسپر”
  • Uzbek: “Hispar daryosi”
  • Welsh: “Afon Hispar”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے ہسپر”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sacred Rock of Hunza (Haldeikish) and Hunza Valley.

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