Hassanabad, Hunza

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Hassanabad, Hunza
Village
Hassanabad during Cherry blossom
Hassanabad during Cherry blossom
Hassanabad, Hunza is located in Pakistan
Hassanabad, Hunza
Hassanabad, Hunza
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 36°17′53″N 74°35′42″E / 36.29806°N 74.59500°E / 36.29806; 74.59500
Country Pakistan
RegionGilgit - Baltistan
Area
 • Total2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
2,100 m (6,900 ft)

Hassanabad is one of the villages of the Hunza Valley. KKH crawls through Hassanabad, with total length of 5 kilometers.[1] Hassanabad is known for power generation, with almost all of the hydro-power projects of Hunza located here, except for Ahmedabad Hydel Power Plant.

Location[]

Hassanabad is located in between Aliabad and Murtazaabad villages.[2] Hassanabad is located at an average height of 2100 meters.[3]

Constituency[]

Hassanabad is in constituency of GBLA-6. Hassanabad comes in district Hunza and tehsil Aliabad.

Mountains[]

Hassanabad is also gateway to Hachinder Chish (7162.4 meters).[4][5]

People[]

The population is of the town is around 1500 people. All of the residents are Muslims.

Tribes[]

Two of the old Hunza tribes are present in Hassanabad, Ganishkutz and Xhill Ganishkutz.

Notable People[]

Gems[]

Hassnabad nala is famous for different precious and semi-precious stones. Most common gems are Corundum, Diamond and Sapphire.[6][7]

Hassanabad Power Complex[]

Gilgit-Baltistan Public works Department (GBPWD) manages Hassanabad Power Complex. Complex is a combination of Hydel and Thermal, Power generation plants.

  • 1200KW Norwegian Unit (1994)
  • 500KW Chinese Unit (2003)
  • 200KW Chinese Unit (1991)
  • 2X1000KW Diesel Generators (2007/2015)
Aerial View of Hassanabad

See also[]

Aliabad

Murtaazabad

Karimabad

References[]

  1. ^ "PAMIR TIMES | Voices of the Mountain Communities – KKH damaged near Hasanabad, Hunza". Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  2. ^ "Hassan Abad - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  3. ^ "Google Maps - Find GPS coordinates, longitude, latitude, altitude". www.mapcoordinates.net. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  4. ^ "mountain-list". www.hunzaguidespakistan.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  5. ^ "MASHABRUM EXPEDITIONS". www.mashabrum.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  6. ^ "Corundum Mineral Specimen For Sale". Pinterest. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  7. ^ "Hassanabad Nala (Hasanabad), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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