"Batura" redirects here. For the Indian bread, see Bhatoora

Bhatoora

Bhatoora or Bhatura or Batoora, is a soft and fluffy deep-fried bread from the North India and Punjab region of Pakistan, and is often eaten with chickpea curry, chole or channe, making the classic dish chole bhature.-Ingredients:A typical recipe includes white flour , yogurt, ghee or oil, and yeast...

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The Batura Muztagh mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram

Karakoram

The Karakoram, or Karakorum , is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, India and China, located in the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan , Ladakh , and Xinjiang region,...

 mountain range

Mountain range

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. They are located west of the Hunza Valley in the Gilgit District

Gilgit District

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 of the Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan

Pakistan

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They are the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram, running from Chalt village in Bar Valley in the east to Kampir Dior in the Kurumbar Valley in the west, and they separate the Pamir

Pamir Mountains

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 and Hindu Kush

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 ranges from the Karakoram range.

Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...  (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent
Batura Sar Batura Sar Batura Sar, also referred to as Batura I, is the 25th highest mountain on earth and the 10th highest in Pakistan. It is the highest peak of the Batura Muztagh, which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range...	7,795	25,574	36°30′36"N 74°31′27"E	3,118	Distaghil Sar Distaghil Sar Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the 19th highest mountain on earth and the 7th highest peak in Pakistan...	1976	4 (6)
Shispare Shispare Shispare is one of the high peaks of the Batura Muztagh,which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range.Alternate forms of the name of this peak are Shispare Sar and Shisparé Sar.-Location:...	7,611	24,970	36°26′26"N 74°40′51"E	1,240	Batura Sar Batura Sar Batura Sar, also referred to as Batura I, is the 25th highest mountain on earth and the 10th highest in Pakistan. It is the highest peak of the Batura Muztagh, which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range...	1974	3 (1)
Pasu Sar	7,476	24,528	36°29′16"N 74°35′16"E	645	Batura Sar Batura Sar Batura Sar, also referred to as Batura I, is the 25th highest mountain on earth and the 10th highest in Pakistan. It is the highest peak of the Batura Muztagh, which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range...	1994	1(0)
Ultar Sar	7,388	24,239	36°23′54"N 74°42′32"E	700	Shispare Shispare Shispare is one of the high peaks of the Batura Muztagh,which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range.Alternate forms of the name of this peak are Shispare Sar and Shisparé Sar.-Location:...	1996	2 (5)
Sangemarmar Sar Sangemarmar Sar Sangemarmar Sar is a pyramidal peak in the Batura Muztagh, at the end of a spur ridge running southwest from Pasu Sar in Pakistan...	7,000	22,966	36°25′31"N 74°33′38"E	1,100	Pasu Sar	1984	1 (3)
Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak)	6,000	19,685	36°22′12"N 74°39′00"E	<200	Hunza Peak	1982	2 (5)

Books/pamphlets/maps about Batura Muztagh

• High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks by Jill Neate, ISBN 0-89886-238-8
• Batura Mustagh (sketch map and pamphlet) by Jerzy Wala, 1988.
• Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram by Jerzy Wala, 1990. Published by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.

See also

• List of mountains in Pakistan
• Northern Areas, Pakistan
• Highest Mountains of the World

External links

• Himalayan Index
• A clickable map of the Batura Muztagh
• DEM files for the Himalaya (Corrected versions of SRTM data; look for the "Batura Sar" tile)