Johar Valley (also known as Milam Valley or Gori Ganga Valley) is a valley located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, along the Gori Ganga river. The valley used to be a major trade route with Tibet. The best known villages in the valley are Martoli and Milam.[1]
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15km
10miles
10miles
TIBET
(CHINA)
(CHINA)
NEPAL
KUMAON
(INDIA)
(INDIA)
Kali
River
River
Gori
Ganga
Ganga
Darma /
Dhauli
Dhauli
Lasser
Yankti
Yankti
Darma
Kuthi
Yankti
Yankti
Tinkar
Khola
Khola
Kalapani
Kungribingri La
Unta Dhura
Milam
Munsyari
Askot
Dharchula
Jauljibi
Tawaghat
Gunji
Kuthi
Limpiyadhura
Kalapani
Lipulekh
Pass
Pass
Geography
editThe alpine trans-humant village of Milam is located one kilometer below the snout of the Milam glacier. Here a left-bank stream called Gonka joins the Gori. The valley provides the approach route for access to peaks such as Nanda Devi East, Hardeol, Trishuli, Panchchuli and Nanda Kot.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McCarrel, Angie, ed. (2008). Integrated Rural Planning and Development: Johar Valley, Uttarakhand, India (PDF). faculty.washington.edu (Report). University of Washington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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