NOOR-e- TOUQ. The highiest view point of Hunza, at the altitude of 2800 meters, which is conviniently accessable for all the visitors in the beautiful hamelt of Duikar Altit.The Noor-e- Touq gives a charming panoramic view od Hunza and Nager valley encircled by the beautiful snow-caped peaks with a fascinating view of Rakhaposhi, Ultar, Bubili-mo- Tinn. The boulders are sprawled and scattered on the Noor-e-Touq, which also provide a pleasure for the children to climb on the boulders and play the game of hide and seek, while the parents enjoy the beautiful view.This is an ideal place to visit with the famlies and children as there is no alternative place for leisure and feel to relax for the local people of Hunza and the holidays makers. It is also the favourite place for the western tourists and suitable to improve the rock climbing, for para-gliding and hand gliding.The Eagle Nest hotel also enhance the charm of Noor-e-Touq by creating friendly atmospher with visitors of Noor-e-Touq and by providing the best services, with the traditional hospitality and local dishes. A pleasant walk from Noor-e- Touq of about one hour to Shahabad on the way visiting the quaint shrine of Hazrat Abbas, here at the altitude of 3000 meters, can view the summit of Diran peak, and closed up view of Hunza river, and KKH.Alternatively, one can also trek towards Ultar and Bubuli-mo-Tin for a entire day. The role of AKDN is quite significant to improve the quality of life in Hunza.The renovation of Baltit and Altit forts by AKDN which is a landmark in the development of Hunza.The invovlement of AKDN in the project of recreational Park of Noor-e- Touq can be also turned out as lucrative finance gernerating project like the Baltit and Altit forts which are just at a crow flight distance from Noor-e-Touq.The AKDN may require the services of a landscape architect to make a beautiful park on the place of Noor-e-Touq which will be a great contribution not only for the village but also for all the region.The water can be available from the nearest place by pumping up by machine to grow the various kind of mountain flowers and plants.The binoculars with powerful lenses should be installed in different directions to see the valley and different peaks. A fortification wall should be built to protect the park, and reasonable entrance fee should be charged from the visitors. The name of Noor-e- Touq was given by the famous scholar and poet Ustad Ghulam Uddin from Altit.
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 17:51:38 +0000
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