Mythical Creatures of Gilgit-Baltistan

Artistic rendition of mythical figures by Rahan Karim in his thesis "The Cult of Divako" in Sargin Gileet at NCA.


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Lesser Known Fact:

In between the long line of primarily male rulers of Gilgit, in the 1600s a woman ascended the throne of the mountain kingdom and led it from a tumultuous to one of its most successful eras.

Thread on the rise of Jawahir Khatun on the Gilgit Throne 1/n

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Seasonal amphibians ending their hibernation

Artist: Imran Hunzai

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Rakaposhi will stay will all its glories, even after we all have gone.
Yes that's Rakaposhi peak the Seven-thousander also known as mother of clouds, mother of mist and queen of karakoram. Located in Nagar Valley of Gilgit Baltistan.

Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
1887-1938

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1931, DANCERS OF THE MIR OF HUNZA

Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev, 1887-1938


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Pakistan Army showing it's true colours.
They're forcibly moving positive cases to PoK & Gilgit & endangering lives of people.

The even more serious cases will be pushed across LoC into J&K.

Wake up Kashmir, here's your so-called saviour

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Beryl var. Goshenite

Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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ラベルはアクアマリンですがゴシュナイトと呼びたいです (←ゴシュナイト好き) しかもレインボーあり。

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水晶とガーネットの共生標本、ショール付き(Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)。暗紅色に透けるガーネットと黒いショールが平たく透明な母岩の表と裏(どちらが表でどちらが裏とも言えない絶妙なバランス)に配されています。トランプのような一石。

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「あー、まんぷくだぁー!!もうイッパイ持ってこーい!!」
スペサルティンガーネットwithアクアマリン
Spessartine Garnet with Aquamarine
Locality:Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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Sunset at Sarfaranga Desert Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan ❤🇵🇰

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トパーズ🌟
結晶の形が綺麗だと、ついつい手にとってしまいます🤲

Topaz / Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan

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Satellite images of which has been expanding at a fast pace since last year.

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トリプル石
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

名前はギリシア語 ”Triplos” の ”三つの” に由来しています。これは結晶の3方向({001}1方向良好, {010}1方向明瞭, {100}1方向貧弱)への劈開性に因みます。国産ですと福岡県福岡市西区長垂や茨城県雪入からも産出します。

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Diana Ruth Wilson spent her 40th birthday in Kashmir, riding on the Gilgit Road planthunting and drawing

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 aka 
11th highest mountain in the world located on the border in   and 

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