Astore Valley is a District in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It was carved out of Diamer District in 2004. The district headquarter is Eidgah the previous tehsil headquarter. Now a days little bit conflict between Gorikot and Eidgha for district headquarter is in progress. Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Diamer District, Pakistan Diamer, Mauritania See also Diamer-Bhasha dam This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Subdivision

Astore Valley is constituted of numerous valleys and villages, the prominent one are such.

• Chilm
• Gorikot
• Rahman Pur
• Rattu
• Bunji
• Gudai
• Fina
• Eidgah
• Pakora
• Parishing
• Tarishing
• Douan
• Dashkin
• Mirmalik
• Shodas
• Guzair
• Zilla Bala
• Zian
• Qamri

Chilm is a village of Astore District, which is commonly known as the village of Mirmat Family, recently migrated to Hajigam Skardu Baltistan. ... Gorikot is a beautiful village in the Astore District of Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Bunji (文治) was a Japanese era name after Genryaku and before Kenkyū and spanned from 1185 to 1190. ... Fina may refer to: Fina is the name of Belgian petroleum company Petrofina. ... A plate of onion and potato pakoras Pakora is a type of Indian cuisine or Pakistani cuisine created by deep-frying ingredients such as chicken, onion, eggplant, potato, spinach, cauliflower, tomato, and chilli. ...

Climate

Astore valley has a moderate climate during summer. In winter it can snow up to 6 inches (15 cm) in the main valleys and up to 2–3 feet (60–90 cm) in the mountains. In Mirmalik valley it snows up to 6 feet in February.

Languages

The main language spoken in the valley is Shina or Tshina. Urdu, which is the National language of Pakistan, is the second most frequently spoken language. Shina can refer to: Shina (word), a Japanese term for China that is considered offensive by the Chinese. ... (اردو) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ...

Transport

The only mode of transport is by a truckable metal road which is connected to Karakorum Highway. There is also a seasonal road access via Deosai Plateau to Skardu town. The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest international road in the world. ... Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...

Places of interst

Astore is at the foothills of Nanga Parbat, the 9th highest peak in the world. In the south of Nanga Parbat massif lies the Rama Valley which is home to the Rama Lake. Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan. ... Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan. ... Rama Lake is a lake near Astore in Northern Areas, Pakistan. ...

See also

• • Northern Areas
  • Gorikot
  • Gilgit