Diamar Valley

Introduction:

Diamar Valley south of Gilgit, here the Skardu road branches east to Baltistan following the upper Indus River, the dividing line between the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges. On they way to Chilas you look south to magnificent views of the Nanga Perbat Massif, the western end of the Himalayan Range. Chilas is the main town of Diamar valley, it is three and half hours drive from Gilgit. There are more than 20,000 pieces of rock art and petro glyphs all along the Karakoram Highway. Chilas was an important junction on the ancient trade route. From here the roda leads over the Babusar pass covering distance 200 km to the Kaghan valley and Mansehra via Islamabad. Babusar is located at a distance of 35 Kilometers from KKH near Chilas, which takes two hours drive onward journey to Babusar. The Babusar Pass is 4173 meters (13,812 feet) high with lush green mountains, covered with thin forest, have beautiful lakes. Babusar pass remained the gateway between Gilgit Baltistan and other parts of Pakistan till the construction of KKH.