Astore District
| Astore District | |
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| District | |
 map of Gilgit-Baltistan (in yellow) whereas Astore district location is orange colored . |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Capital | Eidghah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,092 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 71,666 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
| Website | www |
Astore is one of the ten districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The district contains the Astore Valley and is bounded to the west by Diamer District (from which it was separated in 2004), to the north by Gilgit District, to the east by Skardu District and to the south by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Neelum District of Azad Kashmir. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population was 71,666.
The Astore valley has an area of 5,092 km² and an altitude of 2600m.
Astore is connected to Gilgit which is well connected by air with Islamabad(weather dependent) and by road with Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Skardu and Chitral. You can take a flight to Gilgit from the capital of the country and drive to Astore from Gilgit on metalled road.
It connects its extremist with the Indian held Kashmir, Northwest connects with Pakistan held Kashmir, in the East it connects with the Skardu, in the West it connects to outskirts of Chilas. there are two ways to access to Astor, first is via Deawsi 95 KM from Skardu city, but it is can not be use from November to June due to heavy snowfall and second way, for all seasons, is via Joglot 135 KM from Gilgit city.
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, around 1600:
Astore valley has a moderate climate during summer. In winter it can snow up to 6 inches (15 cm) in the main valleys and up to 2–3 feet (60–90 cm) in the mountains. In Mirmalik valley it snows up to 6 feet (1.8 m) in February.
The main language spoken in the valley is Shina (also known as Tshina). Urdu, which is the National language of Pakistan, is the second most frequently spoken language.There are different dialect of Shina spoken in the region. Since Astore has a history of modest tourist traffic in the summer months, local guides and police in Tarashing or Astore may speak some English.
According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, Astore is ranked 32 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 114 out of 148 and the first lady Governor of Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) Dr. Shama Khalid belong to Astore District.
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