The Keris Valley (Balti: ཀེརིས་ལུང་མ།, romanized: keris lung ma) also spelled Kiris is a valley in Ghanche District of Baltiyul, Pakistan.[1][2] It is located beside the Shyok River lying 39.3 km from Skardu in the east.[3] The valley is at the confluence of the Indus River, and the Shingo River which passes through Kharmang after originating in the Kargil region across the Line of Control.
Keris Valley Kesari ཀེརིས་ལུང་མ། | |
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  Keris Valley Kesari ཀེརིས་ལུང་མ། Location in Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′N 75°57′E / 35.217°N 75.950°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Baltistan |
| District | Skardu, Ghanche District, Shigar and Kharmang |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PST) |
| Postal code | 15100 |
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References edit
- ^ Tareekh-e-Baltiyul
- ^ Admin (2021-06-25). "Keris valley, Door to Heaven". Baltistan Times. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Search Asia Traveling Luck for Kiris, Northern Areas, Pakistan".