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Explore Ghikar in Pakistan
Ghikar in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town in Pakistan - some 214 mi or ( 345 km ) North of Islamabad , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ghikar is now 02:15 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Khandud, Asmar, Rawat, Peshawar, and Islamabad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Khandud . Where to go and what to see in Ghikar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Chikaar
Chikaar (el. 3,659 mt. , open May through October) is a high plain and gateway to Darkot Pass The border between Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan. Its a small village of around 200 families. Landscape around the village offers superb scenery of clouds and sky piercing peaks. In the last decade it has got significant importance due to the relatively easy route that it offers towards Darkot Pass.
Located at 36.81 73.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Broghol
Broghol, also spelled Broghil, Boroghil and several other ways, (el. 3798 m./12,460 ft. ) is a high mountain pass that crosses the Hindu Kush and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. Broghol is a relatively low pass. It was closed for about three months each winter because of snow, but for much of the rest of the year it was passable even for cart traffic.
Located at 36.88 73.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Darkot Pass
Darkot pass (el. 15,430 ft. , open May through October) is a high mountain pass that connects Baroghil Valley in Chitral and Rawat valley of Ghizer District in Gilgit, Pakistan. It is also known under name Darkut. The pass is about 10 miles to the east of Koyo Zom (Zum) peak (6872m), the highest peak in Ghizer district. The border between Chitral and Northern Areas runs through the pass over Darkot Glacier.
Located at 36.74 73.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.