Editing Shimshal (section)

{{Short description|Village in northern Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Shimshal
| settlement_type                 = Village
| official_name                   = 
| other_name                      = Shingshal
| native_name                     = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
| image_skyline                   = Summer_in_Shimshal.JPG
| image_caption                   = Shimshal in Summer
| map_caption                     = 
| pushpin_map                     = Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan
| pushpin_label_position          = bottom
| pushpin_map_caption             = 
| pushpin_mapsize                 = 
| elevation_m                     = 3100
<!-- Location ------------------>
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1               = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Autonomous territory]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Gilgit Baltistan]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Hunza District|Hunza]]
| subdivision_type3               = subdivision
| subdivision_name3               = [[Gojal]]
| subdivision_type4               = 
| area_water_km2                  = 
| population_blank2               = More than 2000
| population_density_blank1_km2 = 
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information  --------------->
| timezone                        = [[Pakistan standard time|PST]]
| utc_offset                      = 
| timezone_DST                    = GMT+5:00
| coordinates                     = {{coord|36.4366|N|75.3260|E|region:PK-GB|display=inline,title}}
| website                         = 
| footnotes                       = 
| native_name_lang                = Wakhi
}}

'''Shimshal''' ({{langx|ur|شمشال}}), previously known as '''Shingshal,''' is a village located in the [[Gojal]] tehsil of the [[Hunza District]] in the [[Gilgit–Baltistan]] region of northern Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of {{convert|3,113|m}} above sea level and is the highest settlement in the district.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |last1=Nirode |first1=Vanessa |title=The Pakistan village with a unique system of philanthropy |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171123-the-pakistan-village-with-a-unique-system-of-philanthropy |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=www.bbc.com |date=24 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Shimshal is also the name of the largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. The valley encompasses nearly the entire district of [[Hunza District|Hunza.]] Situated within the valley is the Shimshal River, a tributary that feeds into the [[Hunza River]]. Shimshal itself is a border village, serving as a linkage point between Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region and [[China]].

The total area of Shimshal is estimated at approximately {{cvt|3,800|km2}} and there are around two thousand inhabitants with a total of 250 households.