Balghar
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Balghar
بلغار | |
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| Balghar | |
  Balghar Balghar on Pakistan Map | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′1″N 76°11′41″E / 35.25028°N 76.19472°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Gilgit Baltistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Balghar (Urdu: بلغار وادی) is a village situated in Ghanche, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, along the banks of the Shyok River. The confluence of the Shyok River and the Indus River occurs to the west of Balghar. Balghar encompasses 15 distinct neighborhoods (mahallahs), both large and small, namely Gond Balghar, Chan-Gond Balghar, Rotika, Ongbo, Marmyoung Balghar, Louhra Balghar, Khanka Grwong Balghar, Khorokha Balghar, Garippa Balghar, Krawathang Balghar, Khashu Balghar, Gamba Bordas Balghar, Younpawa Balghar, and Xooq Balghar. To the east lies the Daghoni Valley, while the Karis Valley is located to the west, Shiger Valley to the north, and Kharfaq Valley to the south.
Balghar valley is 30 kilometers northwest of the district headquarters of Ghanche, and 110 kilometers from Skardu city. Balghar Valley is at an elevation of 2,635 meters above sea level and falls in a single cropping zone. The main occupation in the area is agriculture.
History[edit]
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Balghar Polo Ground is the oldest polo ground in this region.
Places to Visit[edit]
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- Sooq Balghar (main point)
- Balghr Hashu Broq & Balghr Khoro Broq
- Balghar Gon Chomik
- Balghar Ranga
- Bordas Balghar Hydro Station
- Hashu Olsar
- Chogo Balghar Shahi Polo ground
- Skam Khar
- Karfoza Bodtha Age
- Krawathang Sara
- Khashu Baho
- Youmpawa
Religion[edit]
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100% Balghar valley residents follow Islam. 77% belong to the Sofia Noorbakhshia sect, 20% to the Ahl-e-Hadith and the remaining 3% of the population belong to other sects of Shia Islam, such as Fiqh Jaffariya.
Occupations[edit]
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Balghar plays an important role in the Pakistan Army, with many soldiers from the area dying in the 1999 Kargil War. Abdul Qadir Shaheed retrieved Tamgha-e-Jurat in that war. It was said that he was eligible for the Nishan-e-Haider, which is Pakistan's highest military award. Mumtaz Hussain Balghari Shaheed was killed in the war against terrorists on 10 January 2010. Ghazi Muhammad Ali saved a highly targeted post during the war.
Education[edit]
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An awareness of the importance of education has been prevalent in Balghar for hundreds of years. From that era, most of them became an Islamic school. After 1945, few parents sent their children to school. They were 10–14 in number from village Khorokha Balghar, Xooq Balghar, and Chogo Balghar. One of them became successful to get his goal. 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 were founded rapidly.[citation needed]
Nowadays there are the following institutions:
- Two model schools
- Five primary schools
- Tent community schools
- Two middle schools
- Non-formal school
- Five BECS schools
Infrastructure[edit]
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- Fruit nursery (agriculture department)
- Forest nursery (forest department)
- Rashon Depot
- Hydle (power) station (100KV)
- Hydle station phase I (Bordas Balghar )
Health care[edit]
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- Five first aid posts
- A class dispensary
- Veterinary dispensary References (Chogo Balghar)
- B class dispensary yrfog Velleg (Khorokha Balghar)
Natural resources[edit]
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- 10 valleys for pasture
- Abundant water from glaciers (Thalay valley) & Balghar water from two springs (Gon Balghar & Khashu Balghar)
- Two lakes from (Hashuo brog Lagouynangjouing Shagaran Ariyas).