Batkor Explained

Batkor
Native Name:بٹکور
Settlement Type:Village
Etymology:Baht means stone, kor means cave
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Type2:District/Division
Subdivision Name2:Gilgit
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Danyor
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Bagoreh

Batkor is a small village located on the top a foothill near Jalaalabad, in Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. In the sectarian violence of 1988, Batkor village was also burnt down.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Places nearby

References

35.88°N 74.493°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/foundationnews.asp?id=2942 In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283214064_Massive_Rock_Slope_Failures_and_Episodic_Landform_Development_Generate_Complex_Geohazards_in_the_Northwest_Himalayan_Syntaxis Batkor megaslide complex
  3. Book: Shroder. John F. Jr.. Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary. 2002. Routledge. 9781134919772. en.
  4. Web site: In the Loving Memory of Martyrs of Saneha-e-Jalalabad Massacre 1988 Gilgit. www.shaheedfoundation.org.