Rupal
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For other uses, see Rupal (disambiguation)
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Rupal is a village in the Rupal Valley
of the Astore District
in the Northern Areas
of Pakistan
. It lies to the south of Tarashing village on the west end of Tarashing Glacier. Nanga Parbat
and Rakhiot Peak
lie northwest of the village and Chongra Peak
(another peak of the Nanga Parbat massif) lies to the north.
Rupal (disambiguation)
Rupal may refer to:*Rupal, Punjab, a village in Punjab, Pakistan*Rupal, Nepal*Rupal Glacier*Rupal Peak*Rupal River*Rupal Valley...
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Rupal Valley
The Rupal Valley is located in the Astore District of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. It lies just south of 8,126 meter Nanga Parbat and is popular for treks to the mountain's Rupal Face, one of highest mountain faces in the world. Rupal Village is located in the valley at...
of the Astore District
Astore District
Astore is one of the six districts of the Gilgit Baltistan. The district contains the Astore Valley and is bounded to the west by Diamer District , to the north by Gilgit District, to the east by Skardu District and to the south by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Neelum District of Azad Kashmir...
in the Northern Areas
Northern Areas
Gilgit-Baltistan , is the northernmost political entity within Pakistan. It borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, China to the east and northeast, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It lies to the south of Tarashing village on the west end of Tarashing Glacier. Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain on Earth, the second highest mountain in Pakistan and among the eight-thousanders with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters...
and Rakhiot Peak
Rakhiot Peak
Rakhiot Peak is a peak in the Himalaya range of the Northern Areas of Pakistan.It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the core of Nanga Parbat.-Location:It lies just south of the Indus River, in the Diamir District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan...
lie northwest of the village and Chongra Peak
Chongra Peak
Chongra Peak is a peak in the Himalaya range of the Northern Areas of Pakistan.It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the Nanga Parbat massif.The peak lies just south of the Indus River, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan...
(another peak of the Nanga Parbat massif) lies to the north.