Minawar

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Minawar

| settlement_type = Village

| image_map = Minawar.jpg

| pushpin_map = Gilgit Baltistan

| pushpin_map_alt = The location of Minawar as shown within the map of Pakistan

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pakistan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.876|74.436|region:PK|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Political entity

| subdivision_name1 = Gilgit–Baltistan

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Gilgit

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Gilgit

| subdivision_type4 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name4 = Gilgit

| elevation_m = 1500

| population_as_of =

| population_total = 1,000

| population_footnotes = {{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}

| population_density_km2 =

| timezone = PST

| utc_offset = +5:30

| timezone_DST = +5

| utc_offset_DST =

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 15100

| website =

}}

Minawar is a village located {{Convert|8.5|km|mi}} from the city of Gilgit in the northern area of Pakistan, in the Kashmir region. The population of the village is about 300 families. In Minawar there are a middle school and a high school for about 450 students.

Geography and climate

The village is on the Karakoram Highway, the main road for expeditions to Karakoram.

The surrounding mountains create sharp variations in weather,{{cite web|author=WWF Pakistan |title=Climate of Gilgit–Baltistan (formerly Northern Areas) |url=http://www.wwfpak.org/nap/dnap_climatechange.php |publisher=WWF Pakistan |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904044602/http://www.wwfpak.org/nap/dnap_climatechange.php |archivedate=2009-09-04 }} and the temperatures can sometimes be very hot in the summer during the day, but are always cold at night.

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