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*Kharmang Valley*

- Also known as Kartaksho

- One of the five main valleys situated in Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan

- Located 120 km from Skardu

- Became an individual district in 2015, with its temporary headquarters set at the town of Tolti

*Tourist destinations in the area*

- Manthokha Waterfall

- Khamosh Waterfall

- Mehdiabad Valley

- Kharmang khas valley

*Etymology*

- Kahrmang is a Balti word that consists of two parts

- Khar means "fort"

- Mang means "abundant"

- The name Kharmang was given to the valley in the era of Ali Sher Khan Anchan, who built many forts in this region because of its strategic importance

*Geography*

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Kharmang is an old ilaqa of Baltistan

- Consists of the right bank of Indus from the border of Ladakh to the village of Pari

- From the source of the Shingo River to the village of Tolti on the left bank of Indus

*Demographics*

- Approximately 20,000 households (approximately 60,000 people)

- Most of the population resides in scattered villages

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The main source of income is subsistence livestock rearing for their livelihood and agriculture and unskilled manpower working abroad and urban centers of Pakistan

- Many Kharmang people work in Gulf countries with a majority in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia

- Natives of Kharmang Valley speak Balti, Shina

- Predominantly follow Shia Islam, with the exception of a few people who belong to Noorbakhshi who live around Mehdi Abad