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Besham (Urdu, Pashto: بشام; also known as Besham Qila) is a city in the Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River (locally known as Abasin), Besham serves as a major junction on the Karakoram Highway, that connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab with Gilgit-Baltistan, and crosses over into China's Xinjiang. Besham is also the eastern terminus of the under-construction E90 expressway, which will connect the city westward with Khwazakhela in Swat District. Besham is located around 60 kilometres (40 mi) east of Swat, 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, and 270 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of the provincial capital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

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  • Besham (Urdu, Pashto: بشام; also known as Besham Qila) is a city in the Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River (locally known as Abasin), Besham serves as a major junction on the Karakoram Highway, that connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab with Gilgit-Baltistan, and crosses over into China's Xinjiang. Besham is also the eastern terminus of the under-construction E90 expressway, which will connect the city westward with Khwazakhela in Swat District. Besham is located around 60 kilometres (40 mi) east of Swat, 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, and 270 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of the provincial capital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Historically, the place has been home to many Buddhist hermits, as well as a Hindu community. Besham was previously a part of the State of Swat and then Swat District, until the creation of Shangla District on 10 July 1995. (en)
  • Besham (nota anche come Besham Qila, Besham Qala e Bisham) è una piccola città posta a 3011 m s.l.m. della Provincia della Frontiera del Nord Ovest pakistana (34°56'15N, 72°52'45E) a metà strada tra Gilgit ed Havelian, il terminale meridionale dalla Strada del Karakorum, la più elevata strada asfaltata al mondo che ricalca uno degli antichi itinerari della Via della Seta. Cartina della Strada del Karakorum Arroccata sul fianco di una montagna presso il corso del fiume Indo, è raggiungibile solo percorrendo il Ponte youyi della Strada del Karakorum. Prima della sua costruzione per secoli gli abitanti della regione potevano attraversare il fiume solo legandosi a degli otri fatti con pelli di animali e poi buttarsi nelle sue acque lasciandosi portare dalla corrente dall'altro lato. (it)
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  • Besham (Urdu, Pashto: بشام; also known as Besham Qila) is a city in the Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River (locally known as Abasin), Besham serves as a major junction on the Karakoram Highway, that connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab with Gilgit-Baltistan, and crosses over into China's Xinjiang. Besham is also the eastern terminus of the under-construction E90 expressway, which will connect the city westward with Khwazakhela in Swat District. Besham is located around 60 kilometres (40 mi) east of Swat, 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, and 270 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of the provincial capital, Peshawar, Pakistan. (en)
  • Besham (nota anche come Besham Qila, Besham Qala e Bisham) è una piccola città posta a 3011 m s.l.m. della Provincia della Frontiera del Nord Ovest pakistana (34°56'15N, 72°52'45E) a metà strada tra Gilgit ed Havelian, il terminale meridionale dalla Strada del Karakorum, la più elevata strada asfaltata al mondo che ricalca uno degli antichi itinerari della Via della Seta. Cartina della Strada del Karakorum (it)
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