Garam Chashma
Garam Chashma (literally: Hot Spring) is a village in Chitral District of Northen, Pakistan.[1] The place is known for Hot spring attracting tourism. It is located in the Northwest of Chitral at a distance of about forty five kilometers by road.[1] Besides tourists, people suffering from skin diseases also visit the spring for treatment.[2]
Spring
The spring water emerges from underground sulphur deposits making its temperature to rise above boiling point. For the same reason the spring is also known as Sulphur Spring.[2] The spring is the warmest in the westward extension of the Himalayan Geothermal Belt. It emerges from leucogranites of the Hindu Kush Range that date from 20–18 Ma. Reservoir temperatures may be as high as 260 °C (500 °F). It is not clear whether the circulation of deep groundwater in this region is driven by topography or by tectonic lateral stress.[3]
Demography
Yidgha (Iranic Pamirian dialect, related to Munji) is the main spoken language in this region. Khowar is also understood and spoken.
Educational institutions
- Government Technical and Vocational College
- Al-Nasir Community Based School, Garam Chashma
- Chamber of Commerce College, Garam Chashma
- Al-Nasir Cbs School and Degree College
- Injigan Ideal Public school
References
- 1 2 Tahir Jahangir (24 February 2005). A Travel Companion to the Northern Areas of Pakistan. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 52, 57, 63. ISBN 978-0195799699.
- 1 2 Zahiruddin (7 March 2011). "Chitral`s Garam Chashma popular for its healing touch". Dawn. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ Hochstein, M.P.; Regenauer-Lieb, K. (July 1998). "Heat generation associated with collision of two plates: the Himalayan geothermal belt". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 83 (1–2): 75. doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(98)00018-3. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- “Concise Biological Glance on Garamchishma Hot Spring”. Aftab Khan, Pakistan Medical Research Council, Khyber Medical college Peshawar
Coordinates: 35°59′50″N 71°33′50″E / 35.99722°N 71.56389°E