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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.
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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.