Gircha Explained

Official Name:Gircha
Native Name:Gul e Gircha
Girča
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:36.6486°N 74.8488°W
Pushpin Map:Gilgit Baltistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gilgit–Baltistan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hunza
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Gojal
Population Total:more than 470
Population As Of:2014
Elevation M:2832
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BWk

Gircha (Girča wakhi, گرچہ Urdu) is a village in the Gojal Tehsil of Hunza in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is one of the oldest Wakhi villages of upper Gojal Hunza, settled by Bobo e Sufi, who was the first man to settle in the region and the ancestor of present wakhis.

Etymology

The word "Gircha" is considered to come from Grich which means a hut near spring water. An alternative theory supposes that Gircha comes from the snail shell/ Kišrif Wakhi or reefs found in Gircha, which are of great archeological interest.According to numerology, the study of the significance of numbers, one is the life path number for Gircha.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Name Gircha Meaning? What does Gircha Mean .