Chapursan
Chipursan
چپورسن | |
|---|---|
Chipursan | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′N 74°44′E / 36.733°N 74.733°E | |
| Country | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Gilgit Division |
| District | Hunza District |
| Tehsil | Gojal |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,000 |
Chipursan (Wakhi: چپورسن; also spelt Chipurson, Chiporson, Chaporsan, Chupurson) is a valley containing approximately eight scattered villages situated in the Gojal Tehsil of the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is located in the northern part of the country, close to the border with the Wakhan District of the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan and the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. The valley is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Wakhis; the village of Raminj in this region is inhabited by ethnic Burushos. The valley's inhabitants largely adhere to the Isma'ili sect of Shia Islam. Chapurson hosts over 500 households with an estimated population of 3000 people.