Ghawari

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Ghawari (sometimes called Ghowari, Gowari, Oaree, Wali, and Gwali) is a small agricultural town and oasis in Ghanche District, Baltistan, Pakistan. It lies on the Shyok River about {{convert|14|mi}} east of Sermik and {{convert|45.5|mi}} southeast of Skardu. There is a suspension bridge over the Shyok in the southeast of the town which leads to Kuroo on the other side of the river.[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sermik/35.183571,76.059144/@35.2028337,75.9469983,14724m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x38e49b516ac04557:0xda9319a0dd43e30a!2m2!1d75.9071272!2d35.1804413!1m0?hl=en Ghawari], Google Maps It is well known as a center of Islamic scholarship and learning and for its production of cherries and associated festival.

History

The population of Ghawari district at the end of the 19th century was 19,445 people.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fn8C6u8iPQsC&q=Ghowari&dq=Ghowari|title=Minutes of Evidence Taken by the Indian Plague Commission with Appendices, Volume 1|year=1900|publisher=Indian Plague Commission, H.M. Stationery Office, 1900|page=88}} In 1951, Ghawari itself had a population of 1691 people.Banat Gul Afridi: Baltistan in History (1988). Peshawar.

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