By Sumaira Jajja for Dawn.com
Cavaliere Filippo De Filippi, the leader of the Italian Scientific Expedition to the Himalayas, Karakorum and Chinese Turkestan in 1913-14 and chronicler of the 1909 Abruzzi expedition to K2, succinctly described Khaplu as “…Perhaps, the loveliest oasis in all the region.”
De Fillipi is not wrong. The tiny village, on the banks of the Shyok River with its apricot and apple orchards, and lush green fields set by rugged mountains, homes set on mountain slopes, and thrilling views of Masherbrum, K-6, K-7, Sherpi Kangh, Sia Kangri, Saltoro Kangri and Siachen, is heartbreakingly beautiful – much like the hamlet Minapin, another picture perfect village in the Nagar Valley.
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