PASSU Valley Pakistan

Passu is a small village on the Karakoram Highway, beside the Hunza River, Passu is some 15 kilometers from Gulmit, the Tehsil Headquarter of Gojal in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and about 150 km upriver from Gilgit. Passu  lies very near the tongue of the Pasu Glacier, and just south of the tongue of the Batura glacier. The latter is the fifth longest non-polar glacier in the world at 56 km,and reaches very near to the highway. The people of Passu are Wakhi and speak the Wakhi Language. Religiously they are Ismaili, a sect of Islam.

Tupopdan, 6,106 metres (20,033 ft), also known as "Passu Cones" or "Passu Cathedral", lies to the north of the Passu village; it is the most photographed peak of the Passu region. Also nearby are the high peaks of Passu Sar, Shispare Sar, and Batura.

 

Tourists Attractions in Passu

 Passu Village 

Passu is One of the oldest settlement sites in Gojal (Upper Hunza), lies between Batura & Passu Glaciers. The people are Ismailies of Tajik origin.the people of passu are very friendly and honesty.

Passu Cathederal

Tupopdan, "The Sun Drenched mountain", also know as Passu Cathedral, or Cathedral Spires, towers over the tiny village of Passu. Passu is a tiny bastion of humanity surrounded by the overwhelming power of nature.Passu Cones are inspired by its unique structural attributes. Tourists have promoted the peak by giving it new names. Some call it "Passu Cones" and others "Passu Cathedral". Mount Tupopdon is the most photographed peak of the region.

Passu Glacier

The Passu Glacier is one of the white glacier in hunza valley. many tourist vist passu glacier every year. If you look at the grey area on the right, this shows the historic level of the glacier, at a time when the Silk Route passed across the top of the glacier

Yunz Valley

The yunz valley connected the passu and batura glacier through an easy and scenic treak with a great views of two glacier and a zarth sar panoramic view around the passu village.see rock carving around the valley.it’ take five to six hours around hiking.

Batura Valley

65 Km long Batura Glacier, one of the longest glaciers, is nestled between some of the beautiful high mountain of the world. Most of the trek is easy stroll along the flower filled ablation valley between the lateral moraine and the mountain and includes a crossing of glacier. As we pass through the summer pastures of the people of Passu, this is one of the few treks which offer an opportunity to see the life of Wakhis of Upper Hunza as well as awe-inspiring views of Ultar (7388 meters), Passu Peak (7478 meters), Karon Koh (7200 meters) and the splendid Batura Group (7500-7785 meters).

Avdegar

Avdegar passu’s winter yak pastures offers impressive almost helicopter like views on the immense glacier and the kkh far below. great camping and tunning views of shishper the batura wall and the other high peaks.

Suspension Bridge

It is situated on the Hunza River on the way to khuramabad The distance to Khuramabad from the main village can be covered in an hour by the suspension bridge.  Khuramabad touches Zor Abad, the division of Hussaini.famous day treks around the region is known as the Two Bridges trek which as the name suggests passu suspension and hussani suspension bridge  sees you crossing two bridges on a five hour trek in the area surrounding Passu and the neighbouring villages.

Rock Carving

 

Passu Development from 1885 to 2008 (A chronological brief history)

Passu is located with KKH 125 km distanced from Gilgit and near the border of China. And among the ice wall of Karakurum range. In-between Bature and Passu glaciers the village attracts people very much. As water junction the village is every time under threat of river and glaciers or called one of the precarious area. The village has a total area 1050 km². Covered by highest mountains, meadows, barren lands, plateaus creeks, glaciers, and fruit and forestry trees, Very famous for wild animals and live stock. Particularly yaks, goats and sheep are the main income also. Potato is the staple food and income. There are 115 house hold and 1025 population. A large number of people earn income from tourism and potato. And 10% people are on Government and Non Government jobs. There are hotels for facilitating foreign and domestic guests and shops for buying food and other stuffs. Jeeps, cars, vans and heavy vehicles are available for moving up to Shimshal, Sost, Chipurson, Khunjarave and down to Hunza and Gilgit. Very interesting tourist tracking places are there for short wandering like Yunz valley, to cross a suspension bridge for Khuramabad pasture, easy climbing up to Avdager. And for long track Bature valley is one of the unique place.

 Development Palins in Passu

Passu is one of the precarious area in upper Hunza. Natural catastrophe surrendered it from each angle. There for an old say is still familiar that Passu is at the mouth of three dragon meant, main river, Shimshal river and Passu glacier are always threat for the area. Being at dangerous zone the villagers surrendered in several difficulties and problems. Until and unless the following further steps won’t get follow, the living of people here would be difficult.

• To protect the village from the recent flood threat ( Passu glacier flood appeared January, 2008) in near the KKH bridge of both down and up side to divert water.
• The houses at dangerous zone of flood are a serious issue, which are to be shifted in Janabad and Khuramabad. For this purpose the extension of channels of Janabad and bridge for Khuramabad are in very priorities.
• To re continue the land plots in Khuramabad to resolve the less and extra land among the house holders. And to pave the way to rehabilitate the people from the dangerous zone
• Water pipe scheme for Janabad is to be improved .
• Self made power house from Bature glacier should be erect to resolve the electricity problem.
• Steps be taken for provision of quality education. DJ school must be shifted to new building and split the classes into primary by community and middle by AKES’P to run the school for luring philanthropists.
• To continue the conservation and protection of nature and natural resources for the common benefit of village. To strengthen the common institutions by generating income. Avdagar must be reserved for trophy hunting area.
• To develop tourism by various facilities e.g. building of jeep able and foot able link roads to touch the interesting places.
• To reactivate PDO to invite funding agencies and philanthropists to work on projects like woman income generating activities, education and for the other social development.
• Channels construction scheme for Khuramabad and Tpopdan to bring the barren lands in irrigation.
• The barren lands which are still not in plots should be in plots to resolve the coming dispute among the house holder