Skardu
Sign in to saveSkardu (, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, ) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. Skardu serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division. It is situated at an average elevation of nearly above sea level in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers.
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Place details
- Locality
- گمبہ تحصیل
- Region
- گلگت بلتستان
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 260,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Skardu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_map1
- Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing sub-regions administered by different countries.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption1
- A map showing Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan shaded in sage green in the disputed Kashmir region
- Settlement.map_caption
- Interactive map of Skardu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Administering country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Adm. Unit
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gilgit–Baltistan
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 77
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2228
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Skardu District
- Population
- +112996
- Elevation
- +2226
- Body of water
- Shigar River
- Capital of
- Skardu District
- Image
- Skardu 2018-04-01 The City Of Peace.jpg
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- History
- Early history
- Medieval history
- Modern history
- 1947–48 Indo-Pakistan War
- In Pakistan
- Administration
- Geography
- Topography
- Geology
- Climate
- Tourism
- Mountains
- Deosai National Park
- Skardu Fort
- Kachura Lakes
- Satpara Lake
- Transport
- Road
- Air
- Infrastructure
- Notable people
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Skardu (, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, ) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. Skardu serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division. It is situated at an average elevation of nearly above sea level in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers.
Skardu is an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of the nearby Karakoram mountain range. The Indus River running through the region separates the Karakoram from the Ladakh Range.