- Source: 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.
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)
See also
Rama Lake
Minimarg Valley
Rupal Valley
Tarishing
Deosai National Park
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Astore Valley
- Astore District
- Astore
- Rupal Valley
- Deosai National Park
- Geography of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Yashkuns
- Rama Lake (Pakistan)
- Kashmir
- List of ski areas and resorts in Asia
