Silk Road- Hunza, Pakistan

he Silk Road traveled through a beautiful area of Pakistan before it crossed over to China. Here is a photograph taken in August in Hunza.  Mt. Rakaposhi (7788 m) is in the background..

Silk Road route in Pakistan

The Silk Road route traversed the mountainous and scenic area of Pakistan..

Silk Road route in the Gilgit- Baltistan area of Pakistan

A vista of the terrain that  the silk road traversed through the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan. The silk road brought prosperity to Muslim regions and China in the golden age of  period of Islam (8th to 13th century). I took this and other photographs that I have posted many years ago on our traveled in the northern areas of Pakistan.

Silk Road through glaciers area of Pakistan

e Silk Road area and the surrounding regions in Pakistan are beautiful and offer diverse vistas. Here is a picture of Miadam in Swat that I took during our travels in the northern areas of Pakistan