Historically, Nagar was oldest state in the whole Gilgit-Baltistan and remained as an independent state until 1892 when British
colonized it. The battle fought in 1892 against the invading British army by people of Nagar (renowned locally “Nagarkutz”) at the spot of Thole Nagar, is remembered as “Jungeer-e-lay”. This battle went in favor of English army at the last moment when a representative of state betrayed his own men by providing information about a secret route on a mountai8n to enter the Nagar Valley, which was main obstacle in front of the invading English army.Nagar sub-division located in the north-east of District Gilgit (the main administrative centre of Gilgit-Baltistan) around some 65 km and at the height of 2590m from sea level. It consists of around 30 villages, covering an area of 7500 Sq. Kilometers, with population of approximately 90,000. There are two Tehsils and two Halqas (seats for Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly) in Nagar sub-division. The Hunza valley lies parallel to Nagar valley on the other side of river.In the valleyof Nagar, two languages Brushaski and Shina are spoken mainly. Agriculture is main source of income in this region. The local festivals, besides religious days, are Ushayas, Ginani, Thamo-bow, Halden etc. On the occasion of these events the National Game of this region “Polo” - the king of matches and match of the kings, which is the most famous game in this valley is played among different teams. The Karakuram Highway--the highest trade route in the world, passes through the valleys of Nagar, and enters into Hunza at the spot of Pison after crossing “Hunza-Nagar River”. This river has most of its water coming from 29 small and big glaciers and ice peaks of Nagar.
colonized it. The battle fought in 1892 against the invading British army by people of Nagar (renowned locally “Nagarkutz”) at the spot of Thole Nagar, is remembered as “Jungeer-e-lay”. This battle went in favor of English army at the last moment when a representative of state betrayed his own men by providing information about a secret route on a mountai8n to enter the Nagar Valley, which was main obstacle in front of the invading English army.Nagar sub-division located in the north-east of District Gilgit (the main administrative centre of Gilgit-Baltistan) around some 65 km and at the height of 2590m from sea level. It consists of around 30 villages, covering an area of 7500 Sq. Kilometers, with population of approximately 90,000. There are two Tehsils and two Halqas (seats for Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly) in Nagar sub-division. The Hunza valley lies parallel to Nagar valley on the other side of river.In the valleyof Nagar, two languages Brushaski and Shina are spoken mainly. Agriculture is main source of income in this region. The local festivals, besides religious days, are Ushayas, Ginani, Thamo-bow, Halden etc. On the occasion of these events the National Game of this region “Polo” - the king of matches and match of the kings, which is the most famous game in this valley is played among different teams. The Karakuram Highway--the highest trade route in the world, passes through the valleys of Nagar, and enters into Hunza at the spot of Pison after crossing “Hunza-Nagar River”. This river has most of its water coming from 29 small and big glaciers and ice peaks of Nagar.
The religion of the Nagar Valley is Islam with 100% Shia Isna Ashree. The literacy rate is over 90% for men and about 59% for women. According to the 1998 census, the population of the Nagar Valley was 1 lac and according to the 2000 figures the population had risen to 100,000. The languages spoken are Brushashki, and Shena . Sixty percent of the Burusho people live in Nagar. 40% of the Shina-speaking people live in Nagar Valley. Bedishki is a language spoken by the Bedicho (Doma) tribe of Nagar. It is related to the Gujarati language. It has only one hundred speakers, and is spoken in Chalat Nagar.
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