Nomal Valley

Nomal (Shina, Urdu: ناؤ-مل، نومل ) is a small valley located at a distance of 25 km north of Gilgit metropolis in the Gilgit District, in northern Pakistan. The valley is also related with Nalter Bala and Nalter ache through a metaled avenue.

Shina and Brushaski are spoken via the human beings and all population of the valley are adherents of Islam.

NOMAL VALLEY MAP

Since the times of Rajas (in Shina means Rahs) the valley is split into mohallahs or sectors. The mohallahs are: Sigal, Majini, Jigot, Batot, Kamalabad, Ishphis, Momin Abad, Sadaruddinabad, Das and Khaltarot. The Nalter River flows via the northern cease of the valley, which also elements water to the whole valley, the river finally merges with the Hunza River.

Sir Aurel Stein, a British archaeologist and explorer says about Nomal in his travelogue:

"the first march of eighteen miles changed into to Nomal, a inexperienced oasis within the different barren valley of the river which comes from Hunza."

A concrete bridge connects the valley to the Karakoram toll road, additionally to the villages, which might be Jutal, Matum Das, Jagot colony, and Gujardas across the Hunza River.

Language

Majority of the people in the valley speak Shina language except in Sadaruddinabad, Das, Ishphis and Kamalabad where majority of the population speaks