Nagar, Pakistan


Nagar, also known as Oyum Nagar in Burushaski and Nagar Khas in Urdu, is one of the largest towns in the Nagar District in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Situated on the bank of the Nagar river, it is the former capital of the princely state of Nagar.
Today, the famous Karakoram Highway crosses Nagar, connecting Pakistan to China via the Khunjerab Pass. The road follows the Hunza-Nagar River for some distance through Nagar and into the Hunza region.

Location

Nagar lies in the Nagar river valley, about five miles south-east of the junction of the Nagar river with the Hunza river just below Baltit.
The Nagar valley previously known as Broshal, is situated at an elevation of 2,688m. Nagar Khas is the main town and the capital of the former State of Nagar. Ghulmet, Minapin, BAR, Chaprote and Hopper Valleys are popular tourist attractions in the Nagar region because of the spectacular scenery of the surrounding and the most intimidating high mountain peaks on earth such as Rakaposhi at 7,788m, and Diran, and Spantik peak also known as and several others to be discovered.

History

Following the Hunza-Nagar Campaign of 1889–1892 the area passed under British control and then as a vassal of the Kashmir Durbar, but was ruled by the same royal family. In 1974, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto dissolved the Princely States of Nagar and Hunza and gave democratic representation to the Northern Areas Council, now known as the Northern Areas Legislative Council.The British wanted to expand their trade to Russia from here, but the states wouldn't allow them to.