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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Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • City with about 113,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,230 metres (7,300 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KDU
  • Description: city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Also known as
    “Askardo”
    “Eskerdou”
    “Iskardu”
Nazarhussain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imtiaz balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skardu Fort.
Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Kharpocho is a fort in Skardu in the region of Pakistan.

Skardu

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Latitude
35.2871° or 35° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
75.6553° or 75° 39′ 19″ east
Open location code
8J7Q7MP4+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4029819717
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1164709
Wiki­data ID
Q976955

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Skardu” goes by many names.
سكردوArabic
SkarduAsturian
IskarduBasque
SkardoBasque
SkarduBasque
স্কার্দুBengali
SkardoCatalan
SkārduCebuano
Skārdu (kapital sa distrito sa Pakistan)Cebuano
斯卡杜Chinese
斯卡都Chinese
錫卡都Chinese
SkarduCroatian
SkarduCzech
SkarduDanish
SkarduDutch
SkarduEsperanto
SkardūEstonian
SkarduFinnish
EskerdouFrench
SkarduFrench
სკარდუGeorgian
SkarduGerman
ΣκαρντούGreek
સ્કર્ડુGujarati
סקרדוHebrew
स्कर्दूHindi
SkarduIndonesian
SkarduItalian
スカルドゥJapanese
ಸ್ಕರ್ಡ್Kannada
스카르두Korean
SkarduLatvian
SkarduLithuanian
स्कर्दूMagahi
SkarduMalay
സ്കാർ‌ഡുMalayalam
स्कर्दूMarathi
स्कर्दुNepali
SkarduNorwegian Bokmål
SkarduNorwegian Nynorsk
سکردوPersian
SkarduPolish
SkarduPortuguese
СкардуRussian
СкардуSerbian
اسڪردوSindhi
ස්කර්දුSinhala
SkarduSlovak
SkarduSlovenian
SkarduSpanish
SkarduSwedish
ஸ்கர்டுTamil
ஸ்கற்டுTamil
స్కార్డ్యూTelugu
สการ์ดูThai
SkarduTurkish
СкардуUkrainian
اسکردوUrdu
سکردوUrdu
SkarduVietnamese
ScyrdwWelsh
سکردوWestern Panjabi

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Gilgit-Baltistan: Highlights

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