Ghursay

Ghursay is a village in district , in the region of . It lies about 25 km from district headquarter . It was among the large settlements of but river floods have reduced habitable areas.
Wikipedia
  • 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.

Village
Photo: Anchan Balti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also Halde or Huldi is a in of , . is a historic village of Baltistan, located at the confluence of and rivers 28 km from the district centre . is situated 3½ km north of Ghursay.

Town
or Thagas is a and union council in Tehsil of of Gilgit Baltistan, located 32 km from in east. is situated 4 km east of Ghursay.

Town
Photo: Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the in Pakistan-administered , within the disputed region. is situated 9 km southwest of Ghursay.

Ghursay

Latitude
35.21873° or 35° 13′ 7″ north
Longitude
76.42158° or 76° 25′ 18″ east
Population
9,000
Elevation
2,488 metres (8,163 feet)
Open location code
8J7R6C9C+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4064562338
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1177467
Wiki­data 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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