Douan

Coordinates: 35°32′30″N 72°42′13″E / 35.54167°N 72.70361°E / 35.54167; 72.70361 Douan, also known as Doyan, is a village in Astore District of Gilgit–Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. It is located in Astore Valley, at the base of the Himalayas.[1] The road to the village famously has 24 uphill turns.

The village is divided into Ajini Doyan and Kharini Doyan districts.

All the basic facilities are available in the village. People are cultivating potatoes, wheat and corn. The village is rich for pastures and forest.

References

  1. ↑ Rasool, Ghulam. "Medicinal Plant of Northern Areas". World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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