Shimshal

Shimshal is an isolated village in the Gojal region of . It is composed of several villages dotted along the banks of the Shimshal River, in a wide open valley at an altitude of 3,100 m.
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Shimshal

Latitude
36.4375° or 36° 26′ 15″ north
Longitude
75.3167° or 75° 19′ east
Elevation
3,538 metres (11,608 feet)
Open location code
8J8QC8P8+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 737315377
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1165098
Wiki­data ID
Q7497042
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Shimshal” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Shimshal”
  • Finnish: “Shimshal”
  • Hindi: “शिमशाल”
  • Irish: “Shimshal”
  • Italian: “Shimshal”
  • Malayalam: “ഷിംഷാൽ”
  • Persian: “شمشال”
  • Persian: “شیمشال”
  • Polish: “Shimshal”
  • Urdu: “وادی شمشال”

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