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Astore may refer to: *Astore District, a district in Gilgit Baltistan, northern Pakistan *Astore (city), the capital of the Astore District *Astore River, a tributary of the Indus River, running through Astore Valley *Astore Valley, in Astore District * Italian ship ''Astore'', several ships with the name See also * Astor (other) Astor may refer to: People * Astor (surname) * Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics * Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter'' * Ástor Piazzoll ...
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Astore District
Astore District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley. The Astore District is bounded by Gilgit District to the north, Roundu District to the northeast, Skardu District to the east, Kharmang District to the southeast, Diamer District to the west, the Neelum District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the southwest, and the Bandipore District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the south. Astore Valley The Astore Valley has an area of 5,092 km² and is at an altitude of . The valley has approximately of glacier cover. The nearest glacier after entering the valley is the Harcho Glacier, and the most accessible glacier is the Siachen Glacier. Accessibility Eidgah is connected to Gilgit, which is well connected by air with Islamabad and by road with Peshawar, Swat, Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Chitral, and Skardu. There are two ways of acc ...
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Astore (city)
Astore () is the capital of Astore District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is situated at an altitude of . The major Astore– Burzul Road, which linked Gilgit (in Pakistani-administered Kashmir) to Srinagar (in Indian-administered Kashmir) was indefinitely closed in 1978 following the development of the China–Pakistan Karakoram Highway. Climate Astore has a continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ... ''Dsb''). References Populated places in Astore District Astore District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ...
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Astore River
Astor River ( ur, ), in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan administrative region, is a tributary of the Indus River and one of the rivers draining the Deosai Plateau, running through Astore Valley. The river originates from western slopes of Burzil Pass. Astor river joins Gilgit River The Gilgit River () is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows through the Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit River starts from Shandur Lake, and joins the Indus River at near towns of Juglot and Bunji, ... at coordinates . Footnotes External links * http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/39879/Astor-River Rivers of Gilgit-Baltistan Tributaries of the Indus River Astore District Rivers of Pakistan {{Pakistan-river-stub ...
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Astore Valley
The Astore Valley (; el. ) is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. History According to ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', around 1600: See also * Nasirabad (Hunza) * Rupal Valley * Tarishing * Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat ( ur, ) (; ), known locally as Diamer () which means “king of the mountains”, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, its summit at above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in ... References Astore District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ...
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Italian Ship Astore
''Astore'' was the name of at least three ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to: * , a launched in 1907 and discarded in 1923. * , a launched in 1934 she was sold to Sweden in 1940 and renamed HSwMS ''Remus''. * , a launched in 1981 and decommissioned in 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Astore Italian Navy ship names ...
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