The document summarizes the culture of Sakardu Gilgit Baltistan. It describes the geography as located between mountain ranges with an area of 72,971 sq km. The history is traced from rock carvings showing animal paintings, scripts, and buildings. The region has diverse languages including Shina, Balti, and Brushaski. Cultures involve religious and seasonal festivals. Family and marriage systems are based on joint families and arranged marriages. Traditional dances include sword, trio band, and cow boy dances accompanied by musical instruments like drums and flutes. Local foods include marzan, hrspkhur and kiseer. Popular sports are polo, neza bazi and tapoo.

1. Sakardu Gilgit Baltistan
Presenting the Culture of

2. Geography of Sakardu Gilgit Baltistan:
 Gilgit Baltistan is located in between the great mountain ranges of the world , the
Himalayas, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindukush.
 GB covers an area of 72,971 sq km.
 Gilgit Baltistan population is approximately 2 million.
 GB lies in between the Karakoram and Himalayas mountains. There are
thousands of glaciers in these mountains. Indus river originates from Himalayas.
Shyok river originates from Karakoram.

3. History:
 Traced from rock carvings which are painted on different
rocks in GB.
 The famous rock carvings are located in Chilas.
 Paintings include animal painting, signs, scripts ,structures
and buildings.
 Names of kings and their history are written in the form of
paintings on the rocks.

4. Languages:
 More than six different languages are spoken in GB.
 Shina language is primarily spoken in Diamer, Astore, Gilgit ,Ghizer and Nagar.
 Balti language is spoken in Skardu, Shigar , Kharmang and Ghanche in Baltistan
division. Balti is a branch of Tibetan language. Tibetan language is spoken in Tibet,
Nepal. Bhutan, Sikkim India, western provinces of China and Ladakh.
 Brushaski language is spoken in Hunza Yasin and Nagar valley.

5. Cultures and Festivals:
 Religious cultures include,
 Eid ul Fitr
 Eid ul Azha
 Eid Milad un Nabi
 Cultural Festivals include,
 Jashn e Baharan
 Shandoor Polo Festival
 Babusar Polo Festival

6. Family System:
 The Gilgit Baltistan’s people way of life is mostly the joint family system.
 Which signifies their deep love for the family's solidarity and welfare.

7. Marriage System:
 Marriages are solemnized in presence of Nikah khwa and witnesses.
 Life partners are commonly selected within the family.
 A negligible fraction of love marriages, all marriages are arranged.
 Divorce rate is very low.

8. Marriage Events:
 Marriage include three main events,
 Mehndi
 Barat
 Walima

9. Dressing:
 Men usually wear white shalwar kameez with white gilgiti cap.
 Women usually wear,
 Loose kameez Shalwar
 Cap with some silver touch
 Silver Jewelry with Antique stones

10. Dance:
 The famous trio band music is played in this region. On the rhythm of this loud
music, men love to dance in their typical way.
 This dance is performed by more than one man wear some old style dresses and
wear local hat and dance.

11. Sword Dance:
 This unique dance is performed by men taking one sword in right and Shield in left.
One to six participants as pair can dance.

12. Cow Boy Dance:
 This unique dance is performed by a man wear earlier period dress, long leather
shoes and a stick has in hand.

13. Music:
 There are different types of music including,
 Alghani: The people of Gilgit, Ghizer Yasin, Puniyal, and Gupis call this rhythm as
Alghani.
 Ajoli: During departure of bride and groom from house this rhythm is used in
different parts of Gilgit.
 Souse: A martial rhythm and it has a fast rhythm and is used specially in sword
dances.
 Dani: Dani is the name of a traditional music used in Hunza which links to Tibet,
Baltistan and Laddakh

14. Musical Instruments:
 Instruments commonly used in Gilgit Baltistan are, Dadang (drum), Damal and Surnai while
some other instruments like Sitar, Gabi(flut) Rabab and duff represent the different areas.

15. Food:
 Marzan
 Hrsapkhur
 Kiseer
 Drum fiti
 Prapo
 Rgearatee roti
 Namkeen tea
 Balay

16. Sports:
 Polo
 Neza Bazi
 Tapoo
 Ip Ip

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