Astore District

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Astore District is a mountainous administrative region in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known for its dramatic valleys, glaciers, and proximity to Nanga Parbat.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Astore District canonical 12

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
mountainous region
borderedBy Diamer District
Gurez Valley
surface form: Gurez region

Neelum District
Skardu District
capital Astore (town)
surface form: Astore
climate cold semi-arid to alpine
containsGlacier Harcho Glacier NERFINISHED
Rama Glacier NERFINISHED
containsSettlement Astore (town)
surface form: Astore

Chongra
Gorikot
containsValley Astore Valley
Gudai Valley
Minimarg Valley
Rama Valley
country Pakistan
countrySubdivisionType district of Gilgit-Baltistan
elevation high-altitude
governingBody Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
knownFor dramatic valleys
glaciers
natural beauty
proximity to Nanga Parbat
trekking routes
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gilgit-Baltistan
locatedInRegion northern Pakistan
surface form: Northern Pakistan
locatedInRiverBasin Indus River basin
locatedNearMountain Nanga Parbat
locatedNearProtectedArea Deosai National Park
locatedOnMountainRange Himalayas
western Himalayas
surface form: Western Himalayas
majorEconomicActivity livestock rearing
subsistence agriculture
tourism
otherLanguageSpoken Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
primaryLanguageSpoken Shina
religionMajority Islam
terrain glaciated
mountainous
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
touristAttraction Deosai access routes
Minimarg
Rama Lake NERFINISHED
Rama Meadows
traversedByRiver Astore River

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Referenced by (12)

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Shina people significantPopulationIn Astore District
Shinaki ethnicGroupIn Astore District
Astore (town) locatedIn Astore District
Astore (town) administrativeCenterOf Astore District
Astore (town) subdivisionName1 Astore District
Chongra locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Astore District
Rama Meadows locatedIn Astore District