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KARAKORUM HIGHWAY
Northern Areas of Pakistan,
spread over 72,496 sq. km are as fascinating as its southern region.
Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying from 1,000 m to
8,000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza, Baltistan and Shangri-La.
The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its
geography. The people with typical costumes, folk dances, music and
sports like polo and buzkashi, provide the traveller an unforgettable
experience.
Out of 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 4 occupy an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram range in Northern Pakistan. These are; K-2 or Mount Godowin Austin (8,611 m, world's second highest), Gasherbrum-I (8,068 m), Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 m).
There is yet another which is equally great, Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), located at the western most end of the Himalayas. In addition to these mountains, there are 68 peaks over 7,000 m and hundreds others of over 6,000 meters.
- See more at: http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/northern-areas.aspx#sthash.tWgIkxuR.dpufFor much of the 1284 kms, the KKH crosses a high altitude desert with less than 04 inch rainfall per year. Passing through stupendous gorges, the road cuts along shelves on the cliff faces as much as 500 M above the river. The highway is an incredible feast of modern engineering & an enduring monument to the 810 Pakistanis & 82 Chinese who died forcing a road through what has a reasonable claim to be the world's most difficult & unstable terrain.
The Karakorums & Himalayas began to form some 55 million years ago when the indian subcontinent drifted northwards & collided with the Asian land mass. India is still trundling northwards at the geologically reckless rate of 05 cm a year, pushing the mountains up by 07 mm (1/4 of an inch) per year. The KKH runs through the middle of this collision belt where there is an average of one Earth Quake every 03 minutes. The Indus River separates the Himalayas from the Karakorams and the KKH hugs the banks of the Indus for 310 Kms on its journey North. It winds round foot of Nanga Parbat 8125 M, the 09th highest in the world & the last in the Himalayan Range & Rakaposhi 7788 M near Nilt in Hunza.
It leaves the Indus & cuts through the Karakoram Range, with 12 out of the world's 30 highest mountains. At 4733 meters, the Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved border crossing on a surfaced road in the world. The highway was a joint Pakistan-China project. Completed in 1978, it took 20 years to build and employed 15000 Pakistanis & 30,000 Chinese. The Pakistanis concentrated on the road & the Chinese on the bridges.
Also known as the "eight wonder" of the world, this grand highway connects Pakistan to China, twisting through the three mighty ranges of the world, the Karakorams, the Himalayas & the Pamirs - & follows the ancient Silk Route along the Indus, Gilgit & Hunza Rivers up the Chinese border at the Khunjerab Pass where it concludes in the Taklamakan Desert after winding through the Pamirs & Kashgar districts.
Northern Areas of Pakistan,
spread over 72,496 sq. km are as fascinating as its southern region.
Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying from 1,000 m to
8,000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza, Baltistan and Shangri-La.
The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its
geography. The people with typical costumes, folk dances, music and
sports like polo and buzkashi, provide the traveller an unforgettable
experience.
Out of 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 4 occupy an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram range in Northern Pakistan. These are; K-2 or Mount Godowin Austin (8,611 m, world's second highest), Gasherbrum-I (8,068 m), Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 m).
There is yet another which is equally great, Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), located at the western most end of the Himalayas. In addition to these mountains, there are 68 peaks over 7,000 m and hundreds others of over 6,000 meters.
- See more at: http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/northern-areas.aspx#sthash.tWgIkxuR.dpuf
Northern Areas of Pakistan,
spread over 72,496 sq. km are as fascinating as its southern region.
Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying from 1,000 m to
8,000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza, Baltistan and Shangri-La.
The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its
geography. The people with typical costumes, folk dances, music and
sports like polo and buzkashi, provide the traveller an unforgettable
experience.
Out of 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 4 occupy an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram range in Northern Pakistan. These are; K-2 or Mount Godowin Austin (8,611 m, world's second highest), Gasherbrum-I (8,068 m), Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 m).
There is yet another which is equally great, Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), located at the western most end of the Himalayas. In addition to these mountains, there are 68 peaks over 7,000 m and hundreds others of over 6,000 meters.
- See more at: http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/northern-areas.aspx#sthash.tWgIkxuR.dpufSindhi Culture
Sindh
is one of the four provinces in Pakistan located at the Southern border. The
province of Sindh has been named after the famous River Indus. In Sanskrit, the
province was dubbed Sindhu meaning an ocean. Around 3000 B.C, Dravidian
cultures urbanized and gave rise to the Indus Valley Civilization. According to
the Historians, Indus Valley Civilization declined due to the natural disasters
such as floods but the invasions of Indo- Arians caused the sudden collapse of
it. In the recent history, Sindh was conquered by the British in 1843. Sindh
province remained the part of British India until 1947 when it was made one of
the provinces of Pakistan.
Language
Sindhi
language evolved over a period of 2400 years. The language of the people of
Sindh, after coming in contact with the Aryan, became Indo-Aryan (Prakrit).
Sindhi language, therefore, has a solid base of Prakrit as well as Sanskrit,
the language of India, with vocabulary from Arabic, Persian, and some Dravidian
– descendants from Mediterranean sub-continent. Initially, Sindhi had close
contacts with Arabic- speaking Muslims. Therefore the language adopted many of
the Arabic words.
Sindhi
language is an ancient language spoken in Pakistan and many other parts of the
world. It is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 41 million people
in Pakistan, and 12 million people in India; it is the second most spoken
language of Pakistan, mostly spoken in the Sindh province. It is a recognized
official language in Pakistan, and also an official language in India.
Government of Pakistan issues National Identity Cards to its citizens only in
two languages; Sindhi and Urdu.
Sindhi
language is also greatly influenced by Sanskrit and about 70% of the words in
Sindhi are of Sanskrit origin. Sindhi is a very rich language with a vast
vocabulary; this has made it a favorite of many writers and so a lot of
literature and poetry has been written in Sindhi. It has been the inspiration
for Sindhi art, music, literature, culture and the way of life. The language
can be written using the Devanagri or Arabic script
Festivals
The
people of Sind love their religion and the two festivals of Eid-ul-Adha and
Eid-ul-Fitr are celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm. Different domestic
festivals are arranged by the local people to provide people with new things
they buy on Eid’s occasion. On different occasions, the Folk dance of Bhagat is
also performed by professionals to entertain the visiting people. Hence, a
Sindhi Cultural Festival is a compound of folk dances, music and cheap
entertainment for local people.
Lifestyle
People
of Sindh are more inclined towards an agricultural based lifestyle. The fertile
Indus Plains provide a valuable source of income for the local people who
practice farming on these lands. Inland fishing is also practiced along the
Indus River in Upper Sind providing further opportunities for local people.
Itinerant way of lifestyle is commonly seen in the desertic regions of Thar
where people move from place to place in search for drinking water sources
along with their animals.
Pakistani Fashion
Pakistani Fashion
Bangles and earrings:
Jewelry tradition is very old and women
are very fond of jewellery.Bangles are the type of ornament worn by women’s. To
wear bangles is a very old trend but the new trendy bangles are more versatile
and lovable then ever before. There are different types of bangles some are of
the metals and glass & some are made of gold and silver. Different types of
bangles have different sounds like metals, gold also have attractive clinking
sound.
On the Eid festival, there was a
great crowd in all markets. All girls bought different kinds of bangles for
their dresses.
One of the accessories that have
been found is earring. They are also of different kind size and shapes. Earrings
also found in different styles and colors that have great attractions for young
girls.
Pakistani Fashion
Under Pakistani fashion there comes a lot of things which
represents the culture. It has also taken foam of eastern culture that is
becoming famous worldwide due to its uniquess in style, exclusiveness in design
and matchless in its nature. Let’s take the jewelry first.
Pakistani jewelry:
As Pakistan's jewellwery is
considered to be a unique ornament in the world. As jewelry is used to enhance
the beauty of the girls so we can see a wide variety of jewelry in
gold,silver,copper and metal in Pakistan. jewelry that is designed in Pakistan
has great demand world wide.Thats why in our marriage celebrations jewelry and
the dress code are the mostly attracting terms.
As the people are more beauty conscious
so whenever they greet other they seemed to be involved in the gossips about jewelry
and the dress of other ladies. So most of the people try to purchase jewellery
and the shoes according to their dresses. Usually light weight jewelry is liked
but for bridals we can see a variety of heavy ornaments for making them
elegant.
These jewelry gives them elegant way
in the stylish world. Gold jewelry is mostly used by Pakistani to set off their
wealth. Jewelry such as necklaces, chains, earrings, rings, pendants, bangles
and anklets gives a unique & stylish range all over the world. In marriages
jewelry with langha are most liked that enhances girl’s beauty. Now there are a
lots of jewelry shops in almost all major cities i.e Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi
,Islamabad from where we can purchase it at affordable prices.
All these beauty enhancing products come under the title of Pakistani fashion. Thus whenever Pakistani go to any place in the world there cultural effects can be seem in their dress code and the jewellery.Shalwar kameez is our national dress code which is now coming in different styles according to the latest trends in t
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