Nomal Valley
| Nomal Valley وادی نومل | |
|---|---|
 A breathtaking view of the valley from KKH | |
| Floor elevation | 1582 m[1] |
| Length | 12 miles (19 km) North-East |
| Width | 0.8 to 3 miles (1.3 to 4.8 km) |
| Geography | |
| Population centers | Sigal , Majini , Jigot, Batot, Kamalabad, Ishphis, Momin Abad, Sadaruddinabad, Das and Khaltarot |
| Coordinates | 36°4′33.3″N 74°17′0.5″E / 36.075917°N 74.283472°E[2] |
| Rivers | Naltar river |
Nomal (Shina, Template:Lang-ur) is small valley located at a distance of 25km in north of Gilgit city in district Gilgit. This valley is also connected road with Nalter Bala and Nalter Pain through a metalled road. Shina and Brushaski are spoken by the people and all inhabitants of the valley are adherents of Islam.[3]
Geography
Since the times of Rajas (in Shina means Rahs) the valley is divided into mohallahs or sectors. The mohallahs are: Sigal , Majini , Jigot, Batot, Kamalabad, Ishphis, Momin Abad, Sadaruddinabad, Das and Khaltarot.
Nalter river flow through the northern end of the valley, which also supplies water to entire valley, the river eventually merges with the Hunza River. Sir Aurel Stein, a British archealogist and explorer says about Nomal in his travelogue:
"The first march of eighteen miles was to Nomal, a green oasis in the other barren valley of the river which comes from Hunza."[4]
A concrete bridge connects the valley to Karakoram Highway, also to the villages, which are Jutal, Matum Das, Jagot colony, and Gujardas across the river Hunza. [1]
Language
Majority of the people in the valley speak Shina language except in Sadaruddinabad, Das, Ishphis and Kamalabad where majority of the population speaks Brushaski.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b elevation
- ^ Coordinates
- ^ The Recent History of the Northern Areas
- ^ Aurel Stein (1903). Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan. London. p. 29.
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