Sarfaranga Desert Skardu | Episode 11 | Karachi to Skardu on Bike 🏍️ | Shigar Valley

Sarfaranga Desert Skardu | Episode 11 | Karachi to Skardu on Bike 🏍️ | Shigar Valley #skardu #wildlensbyabrar #beingatraveler
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First Episode    • Skardu Trip on Bike 🏍️ | Karachi to S...  
2nd Episode    • Karachi to Skardu | Episode 02 | Skar...  
3rd Episode    • Raste  pe hoi Larai | Karachi to Skar...  
4th Episode    • Skardu Road pe landslide 😱 | Episode ...  
5th Episode    • Khatarnaak Bridge | Karachi To Skardu...  
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7th Episode    • Skardu | Upper Kachura Lake | Lower K...  
8th Episode    • Khamosh Waterfall | Skardu best Water...  
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SARFARANGA COLD DESERT
This place is one of the most exceptional piece of land on earth, basically it's a dessert and desserts are usually hot but this desert is extremely cold throughout the year. There are a lot of activities here like para gliding, jeep riding, horse riding, mountain biking, and many more.
If you miss the desert safari of Dubai, you will enjoy it here and get impressed with local tourism. You can find activities that you have only dream of like Jeep Safari, Quad Sand Drifting, Dirt Biking or fly in Air with Paramotor gliding. You can feel the desert storm which when I visited experienced it. So if you are lucky you can also catch it. I would recommend this spot if you are an adventurous person or want to enjoy along with family

SHIGAR VALLEY
The Shigar Valley (Urdu: وادی شگر) is a valley in Gilgit Baltistan in northern Pakistan that is watered by the Shigar River, and centred on the town of Shigar. The valley stretches about 170 km from Skardu to Askole and is the gateway to the high mountains of the Karakoram. The town of Shigar is the largest settlement in valley. Even though the Shigar Valley is a remote and largely inaccessible place, there are several villages in the valley. Askole is the last settlement in the Shigar Valley, which is still far from the high mountains. Shigar was an administrative sub-division of Skardu District that is now a district in its own right.

This valley is a stream of the Indus River, which is near to the town of Skardu. It is a popular destination for hiking, trekking and mountaineering, despite the tough conditions there. Also, the valley is an attraction for the tourists as it is a gateway to Karakoram Hills, one of the world's highest peaks is K2.[1]

Two ethnic groups exist, which speak Shina language and Gujari language.[2] The local Balti community´s use of medicinal plants has been surveyed in an ethnobotanical study.

AMBURIQ MOSQUE
The 14th century Amburiq Mosque represents the first Islamic religious monument in the Shigar Valley built by Iranian craftsmen who were traveling with the Kashmiri preacher, Syed Ali Hamdani. The Mosque which is richly adorned with carved motifs has strong structural elements using the traditional ‘cribbage and cator’ technique,.



Before restoration, the mosque suffered severe deterioration over time, with its central tower destroyed and the mosque having developed instability as it was affected by leaning. Prior to physical work, intensive documentation created a thorough understanding of the building’s structure and informed the subsequent conservation work. The conservation plan emphasized using locally-available materials and artisans trained in previous restoration activities in other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Furthermore, the implementation plan stressed on protection of as much historic building fabric as possible through the primary use of indigenous materials and crafts and through the use of supplementary modern preservation techniques. This effort has helped to restore the authentic Tibetan and Kashmiri architecture prevalent in the region in that time. The mosque and its courtyard have been returned to their original use with a provision of its new ablution and washing space annex. Similarly, a small museum has also been established in the mosque premises, giving renewed life, to one of the region’s oldest historically and socially significant structures.



The total covered area of the Mosque is 63m². Building restoration was started in April 1998 and was completed in August 2000. Of the total restoration cost of US$ 18'300, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Islamabad provided US$ 16'250, while the remaining amount was contributed by the local community. Aga Khan Cultural Services-Pakistan provided technical assistance and oversight of the project. The project won the Award of Merit in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards of 2005.