Nagar Valley

Nagar Valley once a princely state, now stands as one of the ten districts within the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. This valley is situated along the renowned Karakoram Highway, as one travels northward from the city of Gilgit. The valley is home to many high mountain peaks including Rakaposhi (7788m), Diran Peak (7265m), Golden Peak and Rush Peak.

The Nagar valley is administratively divided into two tehsils: Nagar-I and Nagar-II. All the villages of upper Nagar including Shayar, Askurdas, Sumayar, Nagarkhas, Hoper Valley, and Hispar come under Nagar-I, which collectively form Sas Valley. The villages of lower Nagar including Chalt Paeen, Chalt Bala, Sonikot, Akbarabad, Rabat, Bar, Buddalas, Chaprote, Sikandarabad, Jafarabad, Nilt, Thol, Ghulmet, Pisan, Minapin, Miachar, Dadhimal, Phakker, and Hakuchar are part of Nagar-II.

Both tehsils are also commonly referred to by their size. Nagar-I is called as 'Chota Nagar' (چھوٹا نگر) in Urdu, meaning Small Nagar, while Nagar-II is often called 'Bara Nagar' (بڑا نگر) meaning Big Nagar. Burushaski and Shina languages are predominantly spoken in the valley. Although Brushuski is spoken with a different accent and possibly in a different dialect in Nagar-I, which is known as Khajuna locally.

The Rush Lake, the highest alpine lake of Pakistan and the 27th highest in the world, also lies in this valley.