Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
About Ishkoman Valley
Ishkoman is a high mountain valley in the Hindukush and Karakorummountains, in the northwest region ofGilgit in the Gilgit-Baltistan of
The ownership of Ishkoman has changed hands several times over the years. It has been under the rule of the Mehtar of Chitral, the Maharaja of Kashmir, or the Raja of Punyal at different times in the past. Although sparsely populated, Ishkoman was important because it leads to a high mountain pass, to Yarkhun in Chitral, and then to Broghol
During British rule, the government was concerned that Ishkoman could have formed an invasion route from Czarist Russia into
The major villages in Ishkoman include Chatorkhand, Pakora, Barjungle, Immit, Iskoman, Dain, Bilhanz and Borth.
The primary language of Ishkoman area is the Khowar language. The Wakhi language, Burushaski language and the Shina language are also spoken. Brushaski language is spoken in Chatorkhand Pakora and Barjungle . Most of the Burusho people living in Chatorkhand, Pakora and Barjungle have migrated from various villages of
With the arrival of Tajik's from neighbouring