Yasin Valley is a high-altitude mountain valley nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range, located in the northern region of the Gupis-Yasin District within the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley is situated approximately 148 kilometers away from the city of Gilgit, which serves as the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan. Within the valley's territory lies the Yasin Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the region.
Yasin Valley, Gupis-Yasin District
Yasin Valley in Summer
Sandi Village
Darkot valley areal view form Attar pass side Yasin
Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China to the east and northeast, and the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the southeast.
Image: Trekkers along with porters towards Snow Lake, over Biafo Glacier 61Km
Image: Nanga Parbat The Killer Mountain
Photograph of Kargah Buddha in Gilgit; "The ancient Stupa – rock carvings of Buddha, everywhere in the region, point to the firm hold of Buddhism for such a long time."
The last Maqpon Raja Ahmed Shah (died in prison in Lhasa c. 1845)