Ganish

Ganish is a village in the within the region of . Ganish also collectively refers to multiple villages in and around the area.
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  • Type: Village with 5,000 residents
  • Description: village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Ganesh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baltit Fort.

Castle
Photo: Jamalhunzokuz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a palatial fort in the , near the town of Karimabad, in the region of northern Pakistan. It has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list since 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karimabad and Ghulkin.

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

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

Town
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, also known as Oyum-Nagar, serves as the administrative center for the in Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and is one of the main towns of the district. is situated 6 km southeast of Ganish.

Ganish

Latitude
36.3131° or 36° 18′ 47″ north
Longitude
74.6684° or 74° 40′ 6″ east
Population
5,000
Open location code
8J8P8M79+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3522720016
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q5521317
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Ganish” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Ganish”
  • Persian: “گانیش، پاکستان”
  • Persian: “گانیش”
  • Urdu: “گنش”

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