Balghar
Balghar valley Urdu: بلغار وادی is a village in Ghanche, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan گانگچھے،گلگت بلتستان، پاکستان on the bank of the Shyok River.is in Ghanche, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, on the bank of Shyok River, The Shyok River meets Indus River at Keris کریس about 30 kilometers west of Balghar. Balghar is 15 large and small mahallahs: Gond Balghar, Chan gond Balghar, Chopya,Rotaka,Ongbo,Marmoung Balghar, Loda Balghar,Khanka grwong Balghar, Khodakha Balghar,Gareippa Balghar,Krawathang Balghar,Khashu Balghar,Gamba Bordas Balghar,Yompowa Balghar, Xooq Balghar etc. House Valley is to the east, Karis Valley to the west, Shiger Valley to the north and Daghoni/Balghar are located to the south.
Balghar بلغار | |
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| Balghar | |
  Balghar Balghar on Pakistan Map | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′1″N 76°11′41″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Gilgit Baltistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (GMT+5) |
Balghar valley is 50km away on the northwest from the district headquarters Ghanche, and 110km from Skardu city and situated at 2,635m above sea level and falls in the single cropping zone. The main occupation is agriculture.
Location
The Shyok meets the Indus river at Keris about 30 kilometers west of Balghar. The Thallay stream divides Balghar in two parts, the bigger part is referred to as Chogo Balghar, it consists of 15 large and small mahallahs and the smaller part is called Choo Fuog, which consists of 5 mahallahs. The population of Balghar بلغار is about 20,000.
Balghar is a summer tourist destination. Balghar Ranga is situated in Gond neighborhood. It consists of a wide plain. Xooq and Gond neighborhoods are in the north and Gamba Burdas are in the south near Thalay valley.
History
The Balghar Polo Ground is the old and historical polo ground in this region.
Places to Visit
- Balghr Hashu Broq & Balghr Khoduo Broq
- Balghar Gon Chomik
- Balghar Ranga
- Bordas Balghar Hydro Station
- Hashu Ol
- Chogo Balghar Shahi Polo ground
- Skam Khar
- Karfoza Bodtha Age
- Krawathang Sara
- Khashu Baho
- Youmpawa
Religion
Balghar valley mainly consists of Sofia Noorbakhshia sect, comprising 77% , 20% are Ahl al-Hadith and the remaining 3% of the population are Shia Islam sects Fiqa Jaffariya.
Occupations
Balghar play an important role in the Pakistan Army, sacrificing many soldiers in the 1999 Kargil War. Abdul Qadir Shaheed retrieved Tamgha-e-Jurat in that war. Some resources said that he was eligible for the Nishan-e-Haider, which is Pakistan's highest military award. Mumtaz Hussain Balghari Shaheed was killed in war against terrorists on 10 January 2010. Ghazi Muhammad Ali saved a highly targeted post during the war.
Education
The awareness of getting education in Balghar started hundreds of years ago. From that era most of them became Islamic school. After 1945 the few parents sent their children to school. They were 10–14 in number from village Khashu Balghar, Xooq Balghar and Chogo Balghar. One of them became successful to get his goal. Behind his success was his mother. His mother was not educated but encouraged and helped him to get education. And he was Syed Muhammad Shah from Chogo Balghar. Then he struggled to spread education in Balghar. Initially there was no school. And because of his struggle new educational institutions are founded rapidly.
Nowadays there are following institutions:
- Two model schools
- Five primary schools
- Tent community schools
- Two middle schools
- Non-formal school
- Five BECS schools ( working now)
Total= 24
Infrastructure
- Fruit nursery (agriculture department)
- Forest nursery ( forest department)
- Rashon Depot
- Hydle (power) station (100KV)
- Hydle station phase I (Bordas Balghar )
Health care
- Five first aid posts
- A class dispensary
- Veterinary dispensaryReferences (Chogo Balghar)
- B class dispensary yrfog Velleg (Khodakha Balghar)
Nature resources
- 10 valleys for pasture
- Abundant water from glaciers (Thalay valley ) & Balghar water from two The springs (Gon Balghar & Khashu Balghar)
- Two Lakes from (Hashuo brog Lagouynangjouing Shagaran ariyas).