Friday, July 16, 2010

The Karakoram Ranges

Pakistan is a blessed country to have three of the major mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush. Thirteen of the world's 30 tallest peaks are in Pakistan (of eleven over 8,000 meters high mountains tops, five are located in Pakistan). K-2, the world's biggest pyramid and second to Mt Everest and the Trango Towers are just the two examples of richness of our mountain treasure. The Pakistan Post issued a set of four stamps on 20th August 1981 describing four of its important mountain tops.

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The Karakoram Ranges

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