Batkor
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]
Batkor بٹکور | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Etymology: Baht means stone, kor means cave | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous region |  |
| District/Division | Gilgit |
| Tehsil | Danyor |
| Demonym(s) | Bagoreh |
Places nearby
- Bagrot Valley
- Sectarian violence in Pakistan (1988)
References
- In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit
- Batkor megaslide complex
- Jr, John F. Shroder (2002). Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary. Routledge. ISBN 9781134919772.
- "In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit". www.shaheedfoundation.org.
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