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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
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Skardu region
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Skardu region
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Skardu region