Skardu District

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Skardu District is a mountainous administrative region in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known as a gateway to the Karakoram Range and some of the world’s highest peaks, including K2.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Skardu District canonical 12
Skardu region 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
accessedBy Skardu Airport NERFINISHED
administrativeCenter Skardu NERFINISHED
borderedBy Astore District NERFINISHED
Ghanche District NERFINISHED
Kargil District NERFINISHED
Ladakh region NERFINISHED
Shigar District NERFINISHED
capital Skardu NERFINISHED
climate cold semi-arid to alpine
contains Deosai National Park NERFINISHED
Deosai Plains NERFINISHED
Indus River (upper course) NERFINISHED
Khaplu Valley NERFINISHED
Lower Kachura Lake NERFINISHED
Satpara Lake NERFINISHED
Shigar River NERFINISHED
Shigar Valley NERFINISHED
Skardu Valley NERFINISHED
Upper Kachura Lake NERFINISHED
country Pakistan
elevation approximately 2200 metres at Skardu city
governedBy Government of Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED
hasTouristAttraction Deosai National Park NERFINISHED
Kharpocho Fort NERFINISHED
Satpara Dam NERFINISHED
Shangrila Resort NERFINISHED
knownFor gateway to the Karakoram Range
high-altitude trekking
mountaineering tourism
mountainous terrain
proximity to K2
language Balti NERFINISHED
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
locatedIn Baltistan NERFINISHED
Gilgit-Baltistan
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram Range NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northern Pakistan
majoritySect Shia Islam NERFINISHED
near Baltoro Glacier NERFINISHED
Gasherbrum massif NERFINISHED
K2 NERFINISHED
partOf Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED
region Baltistan NERFINISHED
religion Islam
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
usedAs base for expeditions to Karakoram peaks
utcOffset +5

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Hunza–Nagar District borderedBy Skardu District
Hushe Valley nearestMajorRegion Skardu District
this entity surface form: Skardu region
Shigar Fort locatedIn Skardu District
Shigar Fort district Skardu District
Shina people significantPopulationIn Skardu District
Kargil district border Skardu District
Shigar District borders Skardu District
Balti people populationCenter Skardu District
Astore District borderedBy Skardu District
Satpara Stream locatedIn Skardu District
Satpara Stream flowsThrough Skardu District
this entity surface form: Skardu region
Satpara Stream sourceRegion Skardu District
this entity surface form: Skardu region
Ali Sadpara placeOfBirth Skardu District