Golaghmuli Valley

Phander Valley (Urdu: وادی پھنڈر) or Koh-i-Ghizer (Urdu: کوہ غذر) or Valley of Martyrs (Urdu: وادی شہداء) or Shandur Valley (Urdu: وادی شندور) is a high mountainous valley in Upper Ghizer of Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan. This valley is situated in the east of Chitral and north of Swat. Phander Valley is separated from the Chitral and Swat by high mountain passes. To reach Phander Valley, a person must take the Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit, and then continue his journey straight by Gupis. After Gupis, one continues northwest to reach the Yasin Valley and the straight road goes to Phander Valley. Phander Valley has a spectacular natural beauty.

History

Golaghmuli Valley is a big part of Tehsil Phander, a new Tehsil of Ghizer District. It was formerly a part of Tehsil Gupis. In the government of PPP, it was decided to make Phander, a new Tehsil of Ghizer. But the government of PML (N) gave it the whole power of a Tehsil. Phander was originally ruled by Governor Gupis, Raja Hussain Ali Khan Maqpoon. The Rajas of Gupis were great warriors and fought against the Sikhs and the Dogras of on the freedom movement of Gilgit-Baltistan, but this house eventually lost power and the ownership of Koh-i-Ghizer at the time of FCR.