Hunza Valley

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/hunza-valley

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1. Where is Hunza Valley?Northern Pakistan, within the Gilgit-Baltistan administrative territory, situated in the Karakoram Range
2. How many people live in Hunza Valley?Estimated at approximately 50,000 individuals
3. How big is Hunza Valley?Approximately 3,179 square kilometers
4. What is the capital of Hunza Valley?Karimabad
5. What language do people speak in Hunza Valley?Burushaski (linguistic isolate), Wakhi, Urdu, and regional dialects
6. What is the historical governance?Ruled as an independent principality (Hunza or Kanjut) until 1974

Linguistic Isolate: A natural language with no demonstrable genealogical relationship with any other language.
Gerontology: The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
Alluvial Fans: Fan-shaped deposits of sediment formed where a river emerges from a narrow valley onto a plain.
Princely State: A state that was ruled by a hereditary ruler, often with significant autonomy under a larger sovereign power.