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Pine Nuts Of Diamer

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      Diamer is the center of Pine Nuts in Gilgit Baltistan. Diamer every year deals with the vast business of Pine Nuts. A question that arises in everyone's mind that where do Pine Nuts come from in Diamer? Pine Nuts are found in the Mountains of Diamer which range in the Himalayas Mountain. The main areas where the Pine Nuts are found near Thak Babusar Road, Thak Sharaat, Thorr Valley, Ghoherabad, Hudur, Khiner, Butoga Valley, and District Darel, Tangir. The main task is to collect the pine nuts from the mountain it's a risk that the laborers take. The Pine Nuts are collected by the laborers and locals also help in collecting them.  Pine Nuts are called Pinoli in Italian and Pinon in Spanish, Chilgoza in Urdu. Pine Nuts are the seeds of Pine tree.  • When does the season start? In September the people of Diamer and the Businessmen turn towards the mountains to collect the Pine Nuts. Businessmen sents their laborers. • How do laborers and locals collect t...