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Ghizer Valley ,The Beautiful Valley in the World

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 Ghizer Valley The  Ghizer District  ( Urdu :  ضلع غیزر ) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of  Gilgit-Baltistan . The former Ghizer District that existed from 1974 to 2019 spanned the entire upper  Gilgit River Valley  (also known as the Ghizer River Valley). In 2019, the former district was divided into the  Gupis-Yasin District  in the west and the present, smaller Ghizer District in the east. [1] The word Ghizer came from the name "Gherz" which means "refugees" in Khowar. "Gherz" is a village in  Golaghmuli Valley . The  Chitral State  under the suzerainty of the  British Raj  forced some people to migrate towards Gupis, Yasin, Phander, Ishkomen and also to Punial. They were settled in the area between Chitral and Gupis. The area came to be called "Gherz" and the people "Gherzic". Ghizer District comprised Punial, Gupis, Yasen, Phander and Ishkoman Valleys. The major portion of its area was ruled over by