Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat (Urdu: ), locally known as Diamer (), is the ninth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Located in the Diamer District of Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas. The name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words "nagna" and "parvata" which together mean "Naked Mountain". The mountain is locally known by its Tibetan name "Diamer" or "Deo Mir", meaning "huge mountain". Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders. An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult
Nanga Brook, Western Australia Nanga Brook, Western Australia Nanga Brook is a former town located in the Peel region of Western Australia in the Lane-Poole Reserve between Dwellingup and Waroona. The area was home to a milling town that operated from about 1900 until the Dwellingup fires of 1961. Timber was taken from the area as early as 1898, and in 1902 a lease was granted to Yarloop-based Millars Karri & Jarrah Company (formerly Millar Brothers). The Nanga Mill was the biggest in the area for many years, at times employing over 100 men. In 1909 a townsite was laid out and built by