Skardu

Skardu is a town in the region of the same name in , . Baltistan's five valleys – Shigar, Skardu, Khaplu, Rondu and Kharmang – host an incomparable cluster of mountain peaks and glaciers, and are noted for their luscious peaches, apricots, apples and pears.
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  • Type: City with 260,000 residents
  • Description: city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Askardo”, “Iskardu”, “اسکردو”, and “錫卡都”
Photo: Nazarhussain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Imtiaz balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Skardu Fort.

Photo: Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Kharpocho is a fort in Skardu in the region of Pakistan. It mainly served as a military stronghold and strategic lookout. It is situated above the junction of and rivers, overlooking the Rock of Skardu.

Skardu

Latitude
35.2871° or 35° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
75.6553° or 75° 39′ 19″ east
Population
260,000
Elevation
2,241 metres (7,352 feet)
IATA airport code
KDU
Open location code
8J7Q7MP4+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4029819717
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1164709
Wiki­data ID
Q976955
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Skardu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سكردو”
  • Asturian: “Skardu”
  • Basque: “Skardo”
  • Bengali: “স্কার্দু”
  • Catalan: “Skardo”
  • Cebuano: “Skārdu (kapital sa distrito sa Pakistan)”
  • Cebuano: “Skārdu”
  • Chinese: “斯卡杜”
  • Chinese: “斯卡都”
  • Croatian: “Skardu”
  • Czech: “Skardu”
  • Danish: “Skardu”
  • Dutch: “Skardu”
  • Esperanto: “Skardu”
  • Estonian: “Skardū”
  • Finnish: “Skardu”
  • French: “Eskerdou”
  • French: “Skardu”
  • Georgian: “სკარდუ”
  • German: “Skardu”
  • Greek: “Σκαρντού”
  • Gujarati: “સ્કર્ડુ”
  • Hebrew: “סקרדו”
  • Hindi: “स्कर्दू”
  • Indonesian: “Skardu”
  • Italian: “Skardu”
  • Japanese: “スカルドゥ”
  • Kannada: “ಸ್ಕರ್ಡ್”
  • Korean: “스카르두”
  • Latvian: “Skardu”
  • Lithuanian: “Skardu”
  • Magahi: “स्कर्दू”
  • Malay: “Skardu”
  • Malayalam: “സ്കാർ‌ഡു”
  • Marathi: “स्कर्दू”
  • Nepali: “स्कर्दु”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skardu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skardu”
  • Persian: “سکردو”
  • Polish: “Skardu”
  • Portuguese: “Skardu”
  • Russian: “Скарду”
  • Serbian: “Скарду”
  • Sindhi: “اسڪردو”
  • Sinhala: “ස්කර්දු”
  • Slovak: “Skardu”
  • Slovenian: “Skardu”
  • Spanish: “Skardu”
  • Swedish: “Skardu”
  • Tamil: “ஸ்கர்டு”
  • Tamil: “ஸ்கற்டு”
  • Telugu: “స్కార్డ్యూ”
  • Thai: “สการ์ดู”
  • Turkish: “Skardu”
  • Ukrainian: “Скарду”
  • Urdu: “سکردو”
  • Vietnamese: “Skardu”
  • Welsh: “Scyrdw”
  • Western Panjabi: “سکردو”

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