Surmo

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Surmo سرمو
Village
The 7,821 m (25,659 ft) tall Masherbrum as viewed from Surmo
Surmo سرمو Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°9′6.5181″N 76°26′43.6057″E / 35.151810583°N 76.445446028°E / 35.151810583; 76.445446028
Country	Pakistan
Province	Gilgit Baltistan
District	Ghanche
Elevation	8,532.50 ft (2,600.707 m)
Population
• Total	10,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (GMT+6)
Postal code	16800

Surmo Valley (Urduوادی سرمو) is a valley in the Ghanche District in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Etymologically, the name is derived from sermo: ser means gold and mo feminises the word.

Location

Surmo is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district administrative capital of Khaplu. Its neighborhoods are Choghogrong, Tarkari, Khar, Gond, Langkhung, Tishari, and Ghazi-Thang. It is adjacent to the Shyok River.

History

Surmo is one of the oldest valleys in Baltistan and contains 150-year-old walnut trees. In 1996, stupas were found here. Local people call this place Rgyalmo Khar (a queen's palace) as it had been a rich village.

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