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Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza Valley

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 fort in the Hunza valley, near the town of Karimabad, in the region of northern . 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 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.

Village
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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”
  • Urdu: “گنش”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ganish”. Photo: Mehtab Hussain hunzai, CC BY-SA 4.0.