Misgar, Gojal

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Misgar
Village / Valley
Top view of misgar gojal.jpg
Misgar is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Misgar
Misgar
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 74°46′00″E / 36.7875°N 74.7667°E / 36.7875; 74.7667Coordinates: 36°47′15″N 74°46′00″E / 36.7875°N 74.7667°E / 36.7875; 74.7667
CountryPakistan
Autonomous stateGilgit-Baltistan
DivisionGilgit
DistrictHunza
Population
 • Total1,227[1]
Languages
 • LocalBurushaski[1]
Time zonePST

Misgar (Urdu: مسگر) is a village and valley situated in the northern end of Pakistan. It is on the edge of Hunza District in Gilgit-Baltistan where Pakistan border China and Afghanistan. In recent years, it is also the base for an easy and fascinating trek to Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass, two Silk Road passes to Tarim Basin in China.

History[]

Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass north of the town are part of the ancient Silk Road. They were the usual caravan route from Pakistan and India to Tashkurgan before the opening of the Karakoram Highway.[2]

The current settlements of Misgar in Misgar valley was established since at least 1844.[1] Around that time it was settled by people from four tribes who came from Hunza.[3]

British Raj took control of the area in 1892 as part of their efforts during the Great Game.[1] They constructed a fort in Misgar in 1930s to control the Wakhan Corridor -- Qalandarchi Fort.[4] It is now a local landmark.[5] Misgar remained part of Hunza until independence of Pakistan in 1947.[3]

  • A pre-1947 British Indian map with Misgar on the primary thoroughfare between Kashmir and Tarim Basin

  • Another angle of the village

  • Misghar valley Hunza.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Misgar - Trekking along the Ancient Silk Route" (PDF). Mountain Area Conservancy Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  2. ^ Hill, John E. (September 2003). "Section 20 The Kingdom of Suoche 莎車 (Yarkand).". The Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu. University of Washington. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. ^ a b Mir Aman Hunzai (2015-03-05). "Misgar valley wildlife". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ^ Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (July 5, 2019). "Wooden Heritage of the Wakhi". The Friday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019. Qalandarchi Fort in Misgar
  5. ^ "GBHS-HUN-003 Qalamdarchi Fort". gbheritage.net. Tourism Department Gilgit-Baltistan. Retrieved 16 December 2019. Qalandarchi Fort was built by the British administration in 1932-33 in order to control the Wakhan Corridor.

External links[]

Media related to Misgar village at Wikimedia Commons

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