Dashkin is a village in Astore,

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. It is 85 km from

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina: ; ur, ) is the capital city of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and the Hunza River. It is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, serving as a h ...

, the capital of

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. It has over 5,000 inhabitants, primarily farmers and herdsmen. The area is rich in gemstones and is home to a number of rare species of wildlife, such as the

Astor markhor The Astor markhor or flare-horned markhor (''Capra falconeri falconeri'') is a subspecies of the markhor, native to Kashmir and northern Pakistan. To the west it reaches the easternmost parts of Afghanistan. The range of the Astor markhor is very ...

(a species of

ibex An ibex (plural ibex, ibexes or ibices) is any of several species of wild goat (genus ''Capra''), distinguished by the male's large recurved horns, which are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia, North Africa and East Africa. ...

) and the snow leopard. Dofana Mountain and several forests are nearby. Hunting permits are available. In 2003, the International Union of Nature Conservation launched a pilot to test the concept of community-based forest management in the Dashkin–_Mushkin–Tarbuling Forest as part of the Mountain Areas Conservancy Project, an initiative aimed at sustaining biodiversity in

Karakoram The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under the ...

- Hindu Kush in the western Himalayan mountains in northern Pakistan. The people of Dashkin engage in some traditional sports like swimming, riding, hunting, kabdi, basra and rasa kashi. The village has many natural resources, and the Dichil Nallah of Dashkin has many gemstones. The people of Dashkin has active political role in Gilgit-Baltistan since independence. There are a number of notable people from this small village, including:Martyer #Hawaldar Bilal sacrifice their life for us and got #tamgah Jurait .Dr. Talibullah Shah (late), SSP Amir Hamza (late),DC.Swal Meer(late) Advocate Siffat Khan (late), Inspector Muhammad Ibrahim (late) and Molana Adul Sami, Shams Uddin ,Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Headmaster Barkat shah (Retd),DDO.Mirbaz Khan(late),Dc. Amir Azam Hamza,AC.Nisar Ahmed,Professor Abdul Razaq,Lecturer Shams Ur Rehman. Academic from the area include Khalid Mahmood M.Phil from Quid-i-Azam University, Ph.D from ICCBS, Karachi University; Raza ullah M.Phil leading to Ph.D HEJ. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, University of Karachi and 20+ medical doctors.7+ Army officers,and many sons of this land sacrifices their life for our motherland #Pakistan and a number of many people belong to many departments.A great Historian of GB Abdul Mujeeb Fani hailing from this village.

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Populated places in Astore District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub