Ghulkin گوجال Hunza

Ghulkin گوجال Hunza Ghulkin Village is located in Gojal, upper Hunza. x̌ik ražək It is reached by following the Karakoram Highway (KKH) 140km north of Gilgit.

This trip takes 3-4 hours by van. From a turn-off just beyond Gulmit, a winding jeep track leads upwards for 3 km, until the ground flattens out and the first houses of the village come into view. Ghulkin occupies the site of an old glacier fed lake, which has been silted up by continuous sedimentation. Many of the 140 traditional dwellings that constitute Ghulkin village are arranged in a circula

r form, facing the one-time shores of the lake, creating a wonderfully communal atmosphere. The central area now supports several dwellings and fields, including a strip of land often used as a cricket pitch. In the east direction Ghashtic Bashai , west Ghulkin Ghar, Banban Yurkshi , north Putoondas Glacier and Peaks and Borith , south Nouroz Abad Bala and Paeen. There is accurate historical record of the origin of the village, though it is estimated more than 900 years old. According to local folklore, there were settlements here while the lake was still in existence, this area being used as pastureland in summer. The name is derived from two words of the local Wakhi dialect, 'Ghulk', meaning 'well' and 'kin', meaning 'whose'. Being an area of low rainfall, the most vital requirement is water for irrigation, livestock, drinking and domestic use. Khawaja Ahmed, and Ismaili Muslim who came here with the Mir of Hunza, asked him for land. After the Mir agreed, Khawaja Ahmed mobilised the people of the area to construct a water-channel to irrigate the land. This made cultivation possible and the Ismaili settlement flourished. Now small scale health and educational institutions, electricity and water-sully facilities are available in the village. Through the involvement of capacity-building NGOs, there is also a handicraft production centre and opportunities for other vocational training.

19/05/2026

Ghulkin Gate opening 👏👏

19/05/2026

Gulmit Silver Jubilee band 👍

19/05/2026

Ghulkin Golden Jubilee Band 💚

17/05/2026

❤️Imamat Day Salgirah Mubarak to all Ismaili Jammat around the globe.❤️Pc peer jhangir .
03/02/2026

❤️Imamat Day Salgirah Mubarak to all Ismaili Jammat around the globe.❤️
Pc peer jhangir .

01/02/2026

❤️Salgira of Imamat day Preparations ❤️

Proud Moment ❤️
05/12/2025

Proud Moment ❤️

Jannat Ghulkin 💚❤️
03/05/2025

Jannat Ghulkin 💚❤️

Autumn at Ghulkin 💚PC Peer Zia Khan
30/10/2024

Autumn at Ghulkin 💚
PC Peer Zia Khan

1984: Ladies volunteers from Ghulkin Jamatkhana.
30/08/2024

1984: Ladies volunteers from Ghulkin Jamatkhana.

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Ghulkin
Gilgit
15100

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