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Discover Gharil in Pakistan

Gharil in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town located in Pakistan - some 218 mi or ( 352 km ) North of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gharil is now 02:47 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Shpikrif, Sarhad, Rowchun, Rukot, and Khandud. When in this area, you might want to check out Shpikrif . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gharil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.88 73.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Pakistan border crossings, Chitral District, Mountain passes of Afghanistan, Mountain passes of Pakistan, Wakhan

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.

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Located at 36.81 73.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Ghizer District

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.

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Located at 36.74 73.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Ghizer District, Mountain passes of Pakistan