Skardu Road
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Skardu Road is a high-altitude mountain highway in northern Pakistan that serves as the primary route connecting Skardu to the rest of the country through the Karakoram region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilgit-Skardu Road | 1 |
| Skardu Road canonical | 1 |
| Skardu Road junction | 1 |
| Skardu–Deosai road | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude highway
ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ |
| climateChallenges |
rockfalls
ⓘ
snowfall in winter ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Skardu Road
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilgit-Skardu Road
Karakoram Highway ⓘ Rest of Pakistan ⓘ Skardu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| follows | Indus River ⓘ |
| hazard |
frequent closures due to landslides
ⓘ
road erosion along river ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landslide risk
ⓘ
narrow sections ⓘ scenic views ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Karakoram ONNED1 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of Pakistan
ⓘ
National Highway Authority of Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | road network of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Indus Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River valley
|
| primaryAccessRouteFor |
Skardu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skardu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Baltistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skardu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
main passenger route for Skardu
ⓘ
main supply route for Skardu ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Karakoram region
ⓘ
access to military installations in northern Pakistan ⓘ access to tourism destinations in Skardu ⓘ |
| surfaceType | paved ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| transportMode | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tourism access to Skardu
ⓘ
transport of goods to Skardu ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skardu Road junction
this entity surface form:
Skardu–Deosai road
this entity surface form:
Gilgit-Skardu Road