Hunza (river)
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Hunza دریائے ہنزہ |
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Gilgit → Indus → Arabian Sea | |
| Confluence of |
Kilik and Kunjirap 36 ° 44 ′ 35 ″ N , 74 ° 49 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Gilgit coordinates: 35 ° 54 '52 " N , 74 ° 22' 10" E 35 ° 54 '52 " N , 74 ° 22' 10" E
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| length | approx. 190 km | |
| Catchment area | 13,733 km² | |
| Drain |
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323 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Shimshal , Hispar | |
| Right tributaries | Chapursan , Naltar | |
| Small towns | Karimabad | |
 Hunza with suspension bridge near Passu |
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 View of the Hunza from the Danyor Bridge |
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 Satellite image of Attabad Lake from August 2011 |
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The Hunza or Hunsa ( Urdu دریائے ہنزہ) is an approximately 190 km long tributary of the Gilgit in Pakistan . It arises in the Karakoram at the confluence of Kilik and Kunjirap and flows into the Gilgit after it has broken through the Karakoram.
Hunza Valley
In the Hunza Valley, agriculture is practiced on terraced fields. These are irrigated through canal systems by the glacier water of the surrounding mountains. Wheat and various vegetables are cultivated. The potato has been grown since the beginning of the 20th century; later maize was introduced, which in some places replaced the other cereal crops. The Hunza Valley is known for its fruit trees, especially the apricot.
The Hunza separates the former kingdoms of Hunza on the orographic right and Nagar on the left side of the valley. In 1931 the British writer James Hilton visited the Hunza Valley. It is believed that the remote valley, completely enclosed by mountains, was the inspiration for Shangri-La in his novel Lost Horizon .
Between 1958 and 1971 the Karakoram Highway was built, which leads from the People's Republic of China over the Khunjerab Pass through the Hunza Valley to Pakistan .
On January 4, 2010, a landslide broke into the Hunza Valley, which dammed the river into a lake over a length of around 16 km by mid-May 2010. As a result, several villages were partially flooded and large-scale evacuation measures were initiated. The Karakoram Highway was interrupted for a long time by the landslide. ( Location ) On March 20, 2011, an overflow was opened, which caused a partial drop in the water level of the lake.
The lake created by the landslide was named Attabad Lake (also known as Gojal Lake), which has become a tourist attraction due to its unique blue color and fascinating mountain scenery.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Hilde Senft, Willi Senft: Hunza. Hill folk on the Silk Road . Graz / Stuttgart 1986, p. 28 f .; 32 .
- ↑ Hilde Senft, Willi Senft: Hunza. Hill folk on the Silk Road . Graz / Stuttgart 1986, p. 53 .
- ^ RW McColl: Encyclopedia of World Geography. Volume 1. Infobase Publishing, 2014, p. 439.
- ↑ Jan McGirk: Elders of Pakistan's apricot orchards show life is sweet after 100 in a real Shangri-La. Independent, August 2, 2003 In: independent.co.uk, accessed November 7, 2018
- ↑ Muhammad Mumtaz Khalid: Brief History of Karakoram Highway (http://www.historyofkkh.info) ( Memento of November 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 4, 2013.
- ↑ Hasnain Kazim: Landslide in Pakistan - Thousands of people flee from the threatening mountain lake flood. Spiegel online, May 19, 2010, accessed May 19, 2010 .
- ↑ Hussain Nagri: Spillway of dammed Hunza River opened. In: hussainnagri.wordpress.com. March 20, 2011, accessed September 8, 2011 .
- ↑ Shabbir Mir: Environmental degradation: A natural beauty becomes a rubbish bin. In: The Express Tribune. July 18, 2011, accessed September 8, 2011 .
- ↑ Michon Scott: Hunza Valley Landslide Lake. In: NASA Earth Observatory. September 4, 2011, accessed September 8, 2011 .
- ↑ Frida Khan: Attabad Lake: Teardrop miracle. The Express Tribune, May 25, 2014. In: tribune.com.pk, accessed November 7, 2018