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Is this a city?
no these are mountain ranges and glaciers
and if you want to promote your country on how beautiful it is do it here
http://www.defence.pk/forums/general-images-multimedia/45929-beautiful-pakistan.html
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Hyderabad and Mumbai are great diverse cities.
Hyderabad and Mumbai are great diverse cities.
As I have no time to give the details of administrative divisions of Gilgit Baltistan so study my old posts secondly at least google to find the difference between city and the city centre. Thanks
Is this a city?
no these are mountain ranges and glaciers
and if you want to promote your country on how beautiful it is do it here
http://www.defence.pk/forums/general-images-multimedia/45929-beautiful-pakistan.html
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Please do enlighten us on what a city actually is. Because as the colloquial term goes it means "a large and permanent settlement of human beings". Or more formally:
cit·y (st)
n. pl. cit·ies
1. A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.
2.
a. An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state.
b. A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province.
c. A large incorporated town in Great Britain, usually the seat of a bishop, with its title conferred by the Crown.
3. The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.
4. An ancient Greek city-state.
5. Slang Used in combination as an intensive: The playing field was mud city after the big rain.
6. City The financial and commercial center of London. Used with the.
[Middle English cite, from Old French, from Latin cvits, from cvis, citizen; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
city - definition of city by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Furthermore a city center is defined as:
Noun 1. city centre - the central part of a city
central city, city center
center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
city centre - definition of city centre by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
So no matter how I try to twist the meaning of the word 'city' or 'city center' I fail to fit it to the Baltoro Glacier (The first two pics in GHOST RIDER's post), the Passu Cones (Thrid picture), the Unnamed Trango Tower (fourth picture) and the summit of the Great Trango Tower (fifth picture). Now I demand that you please explain how the places in these pictures satisfy the term 'ciy' or 'city center'.
The Baltoro glacier and the Trango towers are at least a 6 day walk then a days jeep ride away from skardu (which is what we call a city). The Passu cones are around 150km north of Gilgit (city) and 50 km away from Karimabad (town not a city).
"As I have no time to give the details of administrative divisions of Gilgit Baltistan": dont worry you dont need to.
For the first part of your post "Read my old posts as I have already given different definitions of city from the most reliable sources".
For the second part "Proves my point"
For the third part "Don't worry for you I am going to post a "PICTURE".
and for the forth part "Kabhi kehte ho kuch karo kabhi kehto ho na karo ye kya bat he"
However here is the reference.
Gilgit-Baltistan is administratively divided into two divisions which, in turn, are divided into seven districts,[18] including the two Baltistan districts of Skardu and Ghanche, and the five Gilgit districts of Gilgit, Ghizer, Diamer, Astore, and Hunza-Nagar. The main political centres are the towns of Gilgit and Skardu.
Division District Area (km²) Population (1998) Headquarters
Baltistan Ghanche 9,400 88,366 Khaplu
Skardu 18,000 214,848 Skardu
Gilgit Gilgit 39,300 383,324 Gilgit
Diamir 10,936 131,925 Chilas
Ghizar 9,635 120,218 Gahkuch
Astore 8,657 71,666 Gorikot
Hunza-Nagar Aliabad, Sikandarabad
Gilgit-Baltistan totals 7 districts 72,971 970,347 Gilgit
Gilgi-Baltistan is home to five of the "eight-thousanders" and to more than fifty peaks above 7000 meters. Gilgit and Skardu are the two main hubs for expeditions to those mountains. The region is home to some of the world's highest mountain range.
Three of the world's longest glaciers outside the polar regions are found in Gilgit-Baltistan the Biafo Glacier, the Baltoro Glacier, and the Batura Glacier. There are, in addition, several high-altitude lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan:
Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains - Astore region
Satpara Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
Katzura Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
Zharba Tso Lake in Shigar - Baltistan
Phoroq Tso Lake in Skardu - Baltistan
Bara Tso Lake in Gangche - Baltistan
Byarsa Tso Lake in Gultari - Baltistan
Borith Lake in Gojal upper Hunza - Gilgit
Rama Lake near Astore
Rush Lake near Nagar - Gilgit
Kromber Lake In Kromber Pass - Ishkoman Valley, Ghizer District
Barodaroksh lake in Bar valley Nagar
Economy:
The economy of region is basically based on traditional route of trade through Silk Road. China Trade organization was the leading economic forum through which most of barter trade activity made a phenomenal change in the general economical outlook of the area which being the remotest region of Pakistan was neglected for over quarter of century. This forum led the people of the area to actively invest and learn the modern trade know how from its neighbor Xingkiang. The participation of the all ethnic groups and active force behind this activity, legendary economist of the area Ashraf Khan brought a great change in the region. Later the establishment of Chamber of commerce and SOst dry port(in Gojal Hunza) are milestones. Rest of the economy is shouldered by mainly agriculture and tourism. Agriculture such as: wheat, corn (maize), barley, fruits; Tourism is mostly in trekking and mountaineering and this industry is 'growing in importance'[20][21]
In early September 2009, Pakistan signed an agreement with the People's Republic of China for a mega energy project in Gilgit-Baltistan which includes the construction of a 7,000-megawatt dam at Bunji in the Astore District.[22] This also resulted in protest from India, although Indian concerns were immediately rejected by Pakistan, which claimed that the Government of India has no locus standi in the matter.[23]
Sports:
Polo is the favourite game of the people of Gilgit, Chilas, Astore, Hunza, Nagar and the surrounding areas.[citation needed] Every year, many tourists visit to enjoy polo in Gilgit-Baltistan.[citation needed] Other games such as cricket, Tuksori of Nagar, gulli danda, kabbadi, and volleyball are also played.[24]
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