Danyor
Danyore
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Danyor is the location of the Danyor Suspension Bridge | |
Danyore Location in Gilgit-Baltistan Danyore Danyore (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′10″N 74°23′20″E / 35.91944°N 74.38889°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Autonomous state | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Gilgit |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Bagoreh, Brusho |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +5 |
| Postal code | 15110 |
Danyor (Urdu:دنیور, Burushiski and Shina: دیّور) is a city in the namesake sub-division in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.
The city of Danyor is an administrative part of Gilgit District and lies across the Gilgit river on the outskirts of Gilgit. It is known for its green fields, and poplar trees. The world's highest paved road Karakoram Highway (KKH) passes through its landscape.
Out of the 200 Chinese engineers and workers who lost their lives during the 1966 to 1989 construction of the KKH, 88 are buried in Chinese Cemetery in Danyor.