Shigar Valley

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tourist destination valley

Shigar Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known as a gateway to the Karakoram mountains and major trekking routes including those to K2.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tourist destination → valley →
accessRouteTo	Baltoro Glacier → Broad Peak → Concordia → Gasherbrum massif → K2 base camp → Trango Towers →
administrativeDistrict	Shigar District →
climateType	cold arid →
connectedByRoadTo	Skardu →
containsSettlement	Askole → Dassu → Shigar → Thalle →
country	Pakistan →
drainedBy	Shigar River →
elevationCategory	high mountain valley →
geologicalFeature	glacially carved valley →
hasGlacierAccess	Baltoro Glacier → Biafo Glacier →
hasLandmark	Cold Desert of Shigar → Shigar Fort →
hasRiver	Shigar River →
inhabitedBy	Balti people →
knownAs	gateway to the Karakoram →
knownFor	access to K2 → glacial landscapes → high-altitude trekking → mountain scenery →
locatedIn	Baltistan → Gilgit-Baltistan →
locatedInMountainRange	Karakoram →
nearestMajorTown	Skardu →
partOf	Karakoram region →
primaryLanguage	Balti →
provinceLevelUnit	Gilgit-Baltistan →
regionType	high-altitude → remote →
religionMajority	Islam →
tourismActivity	cultural tourism → mountaineering → trekking →
trekRoute	Askole–Baltoro–K2 base camp → Askole–Concordia → Askole–Gasherbrum base camps →
trekStartingPoint	Askole →
tributaryOf	Indus River →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hispar Glacier →	connectsRegion
Karakoram →	contains
Shigar Valley ("Cold Desert of Shigar") →	hasLandmark
Biafo Glacier ("Shigar District") →	locatedInDistrict
Skardu ("Shigar") →	near