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Without our sponsors, you wouldn't see this site, please visit our sponsors. The central Himalayan mountains are situated in Nepal, while the eastern mountains extend to the borders of Bhutan and Sikkim. The Nanga Parbat massif is the western corner pillar of the Himalayas. It is an isolated range of peaks just springing up from nothing, and is surrounded by the rivers Indus and Astore. Nanga Parbat or "Nanga Parvata" means the naked mountain.

Its original and appropriate name, however, is Diamir the king of the mountains. Nanga Parbat has always been associated with tragedies and tribulations until it was climbed in A lot of mountaineers have perished on Nanga Parbat since Even in recent years it has claimed a heavy toll of human lives of mountaineers, in search of adventure and thrill.

Its victims, have included those in pursuit of new and absolutely un-climbed routes leading to its summit. The Nanga Parbat peak was discovered in the nineteenth century by Europeans. The Schlagintweit brothers, who hailed from Munich Germany came in to Himalayas and drew a panoramic view which is the first known picture of Nanga Parbat.

In one of them was murdered in Kashgar. Zoom in. Zoom out. Elevation is the altitude of a place above sea level. It is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which the Indus river skirts into the plains of Pakistan. It is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir deo meaning "huge" and mir meaning "mountain".

Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders, with a summit elevation of 8, metres 26, ft. An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult climb. Numerous mountaineering deaths in the mid and early 20th century lent it the nickname "killer mountain". Key Col. Island Parent. Nearest Higher Neighbor. K2 - Check out a downloadable 3D model of Nanga Parbat area. A higher resolution model can be found in the PeakVisor mobile app.

Do you have photos of Nanga Parbat or know something about it? Please let us know! Loading Nanga Parbat panorama. Nanga Parbat. News PeakVisor App. Import Photo. Upload any photo made with your phone which has location data embedded.

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