The Gojal Valley fringes China and Afghanistan, with its end meeting the Chinese fringe at Khunjerab and rests settled with snow throughout the year.

In the north-west, there is Chiporsun, whose side touches the Wakhan region of Afghanistan. Wakhan is around six square miles in a zone, after which begins Tajikistan. The Karakoram Highway which interfaces Pakistan to China likewise undergoes Gojal Valley and enters China at Khunjerab.

Gojal is home to the Wakhi People. The Wakhi people live around the Pamir knot that overlays four countries – Gojal, Ishkoman, and Chitral in Pakistan, the Kohistani Badakhshan Autonomous province of Tajikistan, Wakhan corridor of the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan and the Yarkand, Srikol, and Tashqurghan regions of Sinkiang province, China.

The Wakhi people despite their spread in four countries on the Pamir high plateau share close linguistic, cultural and religious ties with each other referring to themselves as Xhik or Wakhi.Wakhi people have a unique culture, living style, language, and social organization. They are settled in Gojal, Ishkoman, and Brughil (Chitral). But the majority of them are settled in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza-Nagar District.

Although is no hard evidence on early settlements but the researchers believe that the Wakhi’s came from Wakhan and settled in Yashkok and later spread to different areas. Gojal valley is famous for its rich natural wealth, landscape, picturesque locations, lofty mountains, breathtaking scenic beauty, wildlife and nature, glittering glaciers, valleys of lush green foliage and fruits, beautiful meadows, and pastures.

The valley is comprised of 25 villages, including Ghawooshben (Ainabad), Shishkat (Nazimabad-1), Gulmit, Ghulkin, Seesoni (Hussani), Passu, Khyber, Ghalapan, Moorkhon, Jamalabad, Gircha, Sarteez, Nazimabad, Sost (Aminabad) Khudabad, Misgar, Qalandarchi, Avgarchi, Raminj, Yarz Rech, Kirmin, Reshit, Sharisafz, Kumpirdior, Zowoodkhon, Oston and Shimshal. Gulmit is Gojal’s largest settlement and Tehsil headquarters.

Gojal is geographically the largest Tehsil of Hunza-Nagar District in Gilgit-Baltistan spreading over an area of about 8,500 sq.km. The valley borders with the Xinjiang-Uighur region of China and Wakhan Corridor or Little Pamir of Afghanistan.