Tarishing
Village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarishing (Urdu: ترشنگ) is a village in and a subdivision of the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.[1][2]
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Tarishing
ترشنگ | |
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Coordinates: 35.238°N 74.728°E / 35.238; 74.728 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Adm. Unit | Gilgit-Baltistan |
District | Astore District |
Elevation | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | c. 200 |
Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PKT) |
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It is considered to be the gateway to Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world.
With a population of 400, the village has around 40 shops, one boys' high school, one girls' high school, one private school, five hotels and a 10-bed hospital .[citation needed] A large glacier beside the Rupal River is also adjacent to this village, which is situated at an altitude of about 2,900 meters.[citation needed]