Astore Valley

The Astore Valley (Urdu: وادی استور; el. 2,600 m (8,500 ft)) is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.^[1]

Astore Valley
Photograph of an unnamed, 5400-metre peak raising jagged, snow-clad ramparts above the Astore Valley
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Floor elevation	2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Naming
Native name	وادی استور (Urdu)
Geography
Coordinates	35°02′20.3″N 75°06′36.9″E

History

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, around 1600:

Ghāzī Mukhpun, a Persian adventurer, is said to have married a princess of the Skārdu reigning family. The four sons born of this union became Rās of Skārdu, Astor, Roundu, and Kharmang respectively, and from them are descended the families of the present chiefs of those places. The independence of Astor ceased at the Dogra conquest. Afgan Kings SKW family are also here=(ARIFI Family)^[2]

See also

• Rama Lake
• Minimarg Valley
• Rupal Valley
• Tarishing
• Deosai National Park