Photo: Hussain Raz · CC BY-SA 4.0Field guides / Gilgit Division / Gilgit & Naltar / Nomal, Gilgit
Field guide · Nature
Gilgit Division
Gilgit District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Nomal, Gilgit
A green oasis on the Hunza River 25 km north of Gilgit, and the gateway to the Naltar valley.
Nomal is a small town on the Hunza River, 25 km north of Gilgit, joined by a metalled road to the villages of Naltar. Aurel Stein called it 'a green oasis in the otherwise barren valley of the river which comes from Hunza'. The Naltar River flows through its northern end and waters the whole valley, and since the days of the Rajas the town has been divided into mohallahs such as Sigal, Majini, Jigot and Batot. A concrete bridge links it across the Hunza River to the Karakoram Highway.
Why go
- ✦A green oasis north of Gilgit
- ✦The road to Naltar
- ✦Watered by the Naltar River
How to Reach
25 km north of Gilgit; cross the Hunza River from the Karakoram Highway, or take the Naltar road.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, April to October; spring blossom and autumn colour are best.
Getting there, 25 km north of Gilgit; cross the Hunza River from the Karakoram Highway, or take the Naltar road.
Allow, A short stop, or a base for Naltar.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Nomal, Gilgit, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Nomal, Gilgit) is published yet.
