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Also known as Besham Qala, Bisham

thumb|Besham is a city to stay for tourist who want to head to Hunza or Gilgit. 200px|thumb|right|Map of the Karakorum Highway Besham (Urdu, ; 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 Khwa

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town
Country
Pakistan
Elevation
613
Body of water
Indus River
Image
Besham-Morning.jpg
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Commons category
Besham (village)
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