Surmo
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Surmo سرمو | |
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| The 7,821 m (25,659 ft) tall Masherbrum as viewed from Surmo The 7,821 m (25,659 ft) tall Masherbrum as viewed from Surmo | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Gilgit Baltistan |
| District | Ghanche |
| Elevation | 8,532.50 ft (2,600.707 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (GMT+6) |
| Postal code | 16800 |
Surmo Valley (Urduوادی سرمو) is a valley in the Ghanche District in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Etymologically, the name is derived from sermo: ser means gold and mo feminises the word.
Location
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Surmo is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district administrative capital of Khaplu. Its neighborhoods are Choghogrong, Tarkari, Khar, Gond, Langkhung, Tishari, and Ghazi-Thang. It is adjacent to the Shyok River.
History
[edit | edit source]Surmo is one of the oldest valleys in Baltistan and contains 150-year-old walnut trees. In 1996, stupas were found here. Local people call this place Rgyalmo Khar (a queen's palace) as it had been a rich village.[1]
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