Ghursay
Ghursay is a village in district Ghanche, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It lies about 25 km from district headquarter Khaplu. It was among the large settlements of Baltistan but river floods have reduced habitable areas.- Type: Village with 9,000 residents
- Description: village in Ghanche, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Gumba Ghorse”, “Gurtse”, and “Gurtse Gömpa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haldi and Thagus.
Haldi
Village
Photo: Anchan Balti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haldi also Halde or Huldi is a village in Ghanche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Haldi is a historic village of Baltistan, located at the confluence of Saltoro and Hushe rivers 28 km from the district centre Khaplu. Haldi is situated 3½ km north of Ghursay.
Thagus
Town
Thagus or Thagas is a village and union council in Masherbrum Tehsil of Ghanche District of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan located 32 km from Khaplu in east. Thagus is situated 4 km east of Ghursay.
Khaplu
Town
Photo: Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khaplu, also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the Ghanche District in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, within the disputed Kashmir region. Khaplu is situated 9 km southwest of Ghursay.
Ghursay
- Category: locality
- Location: Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.21873° or 35° 13′ 7″ northLongitude
76.42158° or 76° 25′ 18″ eastPopulation
9,000Elevation
2,488 metres (8,163 feet)Open location code
8J7R6C9C+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4064562338OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1177467Wikidata ID
Q108470445
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In Other Languages
From Urdu to Uzbek—“Ghursay” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “غورسے”
- Uzbek: “Gursay”
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