Passu, Pakistan

Passu is a small village on the Karakoram Highway, beside the Hunza River, some 15 kilometers fromGulmit, the Tehsil headquarters of Gojal in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and about 150 km upriver from Gilgit. It lies very near the tongue of thePassu Glacier, and just south of the tongue of theBatura Glacier. The latter is the seventh longest non-polar glacier in the world at 56 km, and reaches very near to the highway. The people are Wakhi and speak the Wakhi Language. Religiously they are Ismaili, a sect of Shia Islam. Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the village; it is the most photographed peak of the region. Also nearby are the high peaks of Pasu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura. Source: Wikipedia

The Cathedral Ridge viewed from the Karakoram Highway near
the village of Passu, Upper Hunza valley, Gilgit-Baltistan

Passu Cones

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Passu Glacier

Village in Passu

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Passu Hunza River

Passu Lake