Explore the Beauty of Pakistan: Darel

Darel valley situated south west of Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan. A jeep track road from Shatial, a small town noted for Buddhist rock carvings, leads to Darel. One has to cross the bridge which is constructed over Indus river to enter Darel.Entering Darel, one has to pass through many thickly populated villages before reaching Gumari, headquarters of the tehsil. The first village that welcomes the visitor is Gayal tucked in the rugged mountains of Hindukush. The village is noted in the valley for its wooden houses. Almost every household in the village carries an intricate carving -- indicating the social position and status of the owner in the community. However, the door frames of the dwellings are ornately carved.An old wooden mosque also dots the landscape of the village. This mosque is a great specimen of wooden architecture and a blend of local and foreign elements. Arcade facade of the mosque carries interesting schemes of floral designs.The front of the mosque is an open space with a wooden platform for Jirga.

Darel Valley

Darel valley is a beatiful valley of Diamer District Gilgit Baltistan.Darel situated 30km from Dassu Kohistan.Shatiyal village is Located right side of Indus River and left side located Gilgit Baltistan's Beautiful Valleys Tangir and Darel.Darel valley's boundary meets on its top Phandr valley District Ghezer and Tasil chilas area Ghiner Nala.Tangir valley meets on the north Chitral and phander valley , south Khandiya valley Kohistan . Darel and Tangir Valleys have parallel scene from KKH road at Shatiyal and Sazin villages.

Tangir and darel Valleys location 30 km from Dassu Kohistan

Darel Gumari bazar

Darel valley starts

Darel Samigal

A beautiful scene of Tangir village Lurak

A Home at Darel Valley

Local people's meeting

Darel vally's market

Darel village

Darel Village

children at school

Amzing stone at Darel village

Darel youth

Beautiful scene of Darel village

Darel village

Darel Gayal village

Tangir valley bridge

Beauty of District Diamer

Diamer District is one of famous district of the Gilgit Baltistan(Northern Areas of Pakistan). It is the district in which the Karakoram Highways enters that territory from the KPK Pakistan, the capital of the district Chilas .Diamer District is bounded by Astor District in the east, by the KPK the southwest (separated by the Babusar pass ), Neelum Valley of Azad kashmir pakistan in the south, the Ghizer valley in the north and northwest, and the Gilgit Districtin the north and northeast.
Before the Karakurm Highway was opened in 1978, the only road reaching Gilgit from the south was a rough track north from Mansehra to Babusar Top to Chilas ( Headquarter of District Diamer). The road up to Besal is now in better condition, but from Besal to Babusar Top, the road is still a rough track.District Diamer has many beatiful small valleys like Darel,Tangir,Thore Nala,Hudur,Batogah,Ghiner,Thak nala,Gohar Abad,Raikot etc...
The world's ninth highest killer mountain Naga Parbat also situated in District Diamer.District diamer has vast range of natural forests.the world's most famous tree Pine Abundant there.
the pictures all captured Diamer district.