Batkor

Batkor
بٹکور
Village
Etymology: Baht means stone, kor means cave
Country  Pakistan
Autonomous region  Gilgit-Baltistan
District/Division Gilgit
Tehsil Danyor
Demonym(s) Bagoreh

Batkor is a small village located on the top a foothill near Jalaalabad, in Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. In the sectarian violence of 1988, Batkor village was also burnt down.[1] [2] [3][4][5]

Places nearby

References

  1. ↑ In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit
  2. ↑ Batkor megaslide complex
  3. ↑ Discover Batkor
  4. ↑ Jr, John F. Shroder (2002). Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary. Routledge. ISBN 9781134919772.
  5. ↑ "In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit". www.shaheedfoundation.org.

Coordinates: 35°52′48″N 74°29′35″E / 35.8800°N 74.4930°E / 35.8800; 74.4930

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