Submerging Cultural Heritage
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Submerging Cultural Heritage. Diamer Basha Dam Site Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan. Diamer Basha Dam Site on River Indus. Projected water level after the construction of Diamer Basha Dam. Projected submerging heritage sites after the construction of Diamer Basha Dam.
Submerging Cultural Heritage
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Submerging Cultural Heritage DiamerBasha Dam Site Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan
Projected water level after the construction of Diamer Basha Dam
Projected submerging heritage sites after the construction of Diamer Basha Dam
Projected submerged picture of a rock carving heritage in the Reservoir of the Dam
In Diamer District a total of 32405 petroglyphs are recorded so far. 30,907 of them will be submerged in the Basha Diamer Dam Reservoir including 3,290 inscriptions. • More than 80% cultural heritage will be submerged in the reservoir area and remaining rock carvings on the slopes will be destroyed during realignment of 141 km stretch of Karakorum High Way.