Surmo

Surmo Valley (Urduوادی سرمو) is a valley in the Ghangche District in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Etymologically, the name is derived from sermo: ser means gold and mo feminises the word.

Surmo سرمو
Village
The 7,821 m (25,659 ft) tall Masherbrum as viewed from Surmo
Surmo سرمو Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°9′6.5181″N 76°26′43.6057″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Gilgit Baltistan
District	Ghangche
Elevation	8,532.504 ft (2,600.707 m)
Population
• Total	10,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (GMT+6)

Location

Surmo farm, November 2015

High terraced fields at Surmo Broq, May 2015

Surmo is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district administrative capital of Khaplu. Its neighborhoods are Choghogrong, Tarkari, Khar, Gond, Langkhung, Tishari, and Ghazi-Thang. It is adjacent to the Shiok River.

History

Surmo is one of the oldest valleys in Baltistan and contains 150-year-old walnut trees. In 1996, stupas were found here. Local people call this place Rgyalmo Khar (a queen's palace) as it had been a rich village.^[1]