Surmo

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Surmo
سرمو
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The 7,821 m (25,659 ft) tall Masherbrum as viewed from Surmo
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CountryPakistan
ProvinceGilgit Baltistan
DistrictGhanche
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Surmo Valley (Urduوادی سرمو) is a valley in the Ghanche District in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Etymologically, the name is derived from sermo: ser means gold and mo feminises the word.

Location

Surmo farm, November 2015
High terraced fields at Surmo Broq, May 2015

Surmo is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district administrative capital of Khaplu. Its neighborhoods are Choghogrong, Tarkari, Khar, Gond, Langkhung, Tishari, and Ghazi-Thang. It is adjacent to the Shyok River.

History

Surmo is one of the oldest valleys in Baltistan and contains 150-year-old walnut trees. In 1996, stupas were found here. Local people call this place Rgyalmo Khar (a queen's palace) as it had been a rich village.[1]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Geography and Brief History Chapter-II Page-33" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017.