Batkor is a small village located on the top a foothill near Jalaalabad, in Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. In the sectarian violence of 1988, Batkor village was also burnt down.[1] [2] [3][4]
Batkor
بٹکور | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Baht means stone, kor means cave | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Autonomous region |  Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District/Division | Gilgit |
| Tehsil | Danyor |
| Demonym | Bagoreh |
Places nearby
editReferences
edit- ^ In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit
- ^ Batkor megaslide complex
- ^ Shroder, John F. Jr. (2002). Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary. Routledge. ISBN 9781134919772.
- ^ "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
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