Shigar River
Shigar River is located in the mountainous Shigar Valley, Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. The Shigar River is formed from the melted water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: KhRizwani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skardu Fort.
Skardu Fort
Photo: Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skardu Fort or Kharpocho, meaning The king of Forts, is a fort in Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The fort mainly served as a military stronghold and strategic lookout. Skardu Fort is situated 3½ km south of Shigar River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skardu.
Skardu
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Skardu 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.
Shigar River
- Type: Stream
- Description: right Indus tributary in Pakistan
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Shigar River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Shigar”
- Bengali: “শিগার নদী”
- Catalan: “riu Shigar”
- Catalan: “Riu Shigar”
- Cebuano: “Shigar River”
- Chinese: “希加爾河”
- Czech: “Šigar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شيجار”
- French: “Shigar”
- German: “Shigar”
- Hindi: “शिगार नदी”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shigar”
- Japanese: “シガール川”
- Japanese: “シガル川”
- Russian: “Шигар”
- Tamil: “சிகார் ஆறு”
- Urdu: “دریائے شگر”
- Welsh: “Afon Shigar”
- Western Panjabi: “دریائے شگر”
- Western Panjabi: “دریاۓ شگر”
- “Shigar”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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