Shimshal

Shimshal Shingshal
Village
Shimshal in Summer
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Coordinates: 36°26′12″N 75°19′34″E / 36.4366°N 75.3260°E / 36.4366; 75.3260
Country	Pakistan
Autonomous territory	Gilgit Baltistan
District	Hunza
subdivision	Gojal
Elevation	3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population
•	More than 2,000
Time zone	PST
• Summer (DST)	GMT+5:00

Shimshal (Urdu: شمشال), previously known as Shingshal, is a village located in the Gojal tehsil of the Hunza District in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,113 metres (10,213 ft) above sea level and is the highest settlement in the district.^[1] It is the largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. It encompasses nearly the entire district of Hunza. Situated within the valley is the Shimshal River, a tributary that feeds into the Hunza River. Shimshal itself is a border village, serving as a linkage point between Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region and China.

The total area of Shimshal is estimated at approximately 3,800 km² (1,500 sq mi) and there are around two thousand inhabitants with a total of 250 households.