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    Skardu (Urdu: سکردو, romanized: skardū, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, pronounced [skərduː]) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the...
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    The Skardu Valley (Urdu: وادی سکردو) is located in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The valley is about 10 km wide and 40 km long. It is at the confluence...
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    The Skardu District (Urdu: ضلع سکردو) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The district headquarters...
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  • same territory: Skardu District, one of the 14 districts of Gilgit–Baltistan Skardu Fort, a 16th-century fortress in Skardu city Skardu International Airport...
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    Skardu International Airport (IATA: KDU, ICAO: OPSD) is an international airport located within the outskirts of Skardu 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the city...
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    Gilgit and Skardu. * Combined population of Skardu, Shigar, Kharmang and Roundu districts. Shigar and Kharmang Districts were carved out of Skardu District...
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  • Strategic Highway 1 (S-1), also known as the Gilgit–Skardu Road (Balti: སྐར་མདོ་གིལགིཏ་རྒྱ་ལམ) or Skardu Road, is a 167-kilometre-long (104 mi) highway in...
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    The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards...
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    Skardu Fort or Kharpocho (Balti: کھر فچو; Urdu: قلعہ سکردو), meaning The king of Forts, is a fort in Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan...
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    (district) of the state. The region retained its identity in this setup as the Skardu tehsil, with Kargil and Leh being the other two tehsils of the district...
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    The Skardu–Kargil Road (Urdu: سکردو – کارگل سڑک) is a 126-kilometre (78 mi) provincial highway in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit–Baltistan...
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  • Cadet College Skardu is a military high school located at Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is being administered by the Ministry of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan...
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    spelt Manthoka Waterfall, is a waterfall located in the Kharmang Valley, Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan, in the extreme northern region of Pakistan. The waterfall...
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    more than fifty peaks above 7,000 metres (23,000 ft). Gilgit, Astore and Skardu are the three main hubs for expeditions to those mountains. The region is...
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    Biang-a or Cold Desert, is a high-altitude desert located in Skardu Valley in District Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The desert contains large sand...
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    Zharba Tso or Blind Lake is a panoramic lake near Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. The lake is used as a water reservoir for...
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    Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command which located near the city of Skardu in the Baltistan region of Pakistan. The airbase is named in honor of the...
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    Gilgit-Baltistan comprises 14 districts within three divisions. The four districts of Skardu Kharmang Shigar and Ghanche are in the Baltistan Division, four districts...
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    Lake, also known as Shangrila Lake, is a lake located near the city of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Situated at the height of 2,500 metres (8...
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  • ཡུ་ནི་ཝྲ་སིཊི་ ཨཕ་ སྦལ་ཏིས་ཏན །༑།) is an international level university in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was established in 2017 with a charter by...
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    fitting description for a place that is equidistant from Srinagar, Leh and Skardu. Kargil is located at the confluence of multiple river valleys: the Suru...
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    Kashmir State Forces and later the Indian Army. Revered as the Hero of Skardu, he was a recipient of the Indian Army's second highest gallantry award...
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    The Kachora Tso Lakes (Urdu: کچورہ جھیل) are three lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)...
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    region of Pakistan. Positioned along the Gilgit-Skardu Road, it sits approximately 53 kilometers from Skardu City. The village lies within the Shingus pegmatite...
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    installation in Pasrur, the Sialkot aviation base, and other air bases at Skardu, Sargodha, Jacobabad, and Bholari. Around 3:20 am, Pakistan denied initiating...
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  • GBA-9 (Skardu-III) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Wazir Muhammad Saleem an independent Member. Wazir...
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    northwards toward Skardu. The Pakistani attacked the Skardu on 10 February 1948 which was repulsed by the Indian soldiers. Thereafter, the Skardu Garrison was...
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    but the largest desert area is found in Skardu and Shigar Valley. The portion most visited is located near Skardu Airport. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    Action at Tsari (category Skardu District)
    Gilgit-Baltistan sector at Tsari, on the banks of the Indus River near Skardu, from 11 to 12 February 1948. The conflict involved the Gilgit Scouts and...
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    bounded by Gilgit District to the north, Roundu District to the northeast, Skardu District to the east, Kharmang District to the southeast, Diamer District...
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