Batkor

Batkor
بٹکور
Village
Etymology: Baht means stone, kor means cave
Interactive map of Batkor
Country Pakistan
Autonomous region Gilgit-Baltistan
District/DivisionGilgit
TehsilDanyor
DemonymBagoreh

Batkor is a small village located on the top a foothill near Jalaalabad, in the Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. In the sectarian violence of 1988, Batkor village was also burnt down.

Places nearby

References

  1. ↑ In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit
  2. ↑ Batkor megaslide complex
  3. ↑ Shroder, John F. Jr. (2002). Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary. Routledge. ISBN 9781134919772.
  4. ↑ "In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit". www.shaheedfoundation.org.

35°52′48″N 74°29′35″E / 35.8800°N 74.4930°E / 35.8800; 74.4930