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Astore District (Urdu: ضلع استور) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. [2] Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley.
Astore (Urdu: استور) is the main city of Astore District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.The city is situated at an altitude of 2,546 metres (8,353 ft). [1]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.
The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation of the Hunza-Nagar district. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 2021 [update] , there are 14 districts in Gilgit Baltistan , 5 in the Baltistan Division , 5 in the Gilgit Division and 4 in the Diamer Division .
Shigar District: 9 Gulabpur Tehsil: 10 Gultari Tehsil: Skardu District: 11 Skardu Tehsil: 12 Gamba Tehsil: 13 Rondu Tehsil: 14 Kharmang Tehsil: Kharmang District: 15 Astore Tehsil: Astore District: Diamer Division: 16 Shounter Tehsil: 17 Darel Tehsil: Darel District: 18 Babusar Tehsil: Diamir District: 19 Chilas Tehsil: 20 Tangir Tehsil: Tangir ...
Bunji (Urdu:بنجی) (Balti: بنجی) is a town in Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. It was historically important, being on the edge of the ancient Yagistan. It was economically a hub for barter trade between Yagistan and Dogras. The distance from Bunji to Gilgit is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) on the Karakoram Highway ...
Diamer Division (Urdu: دیامیر ڈویژن), also known as Diamer-Astore Division, is a first-order administrative division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The divisional headquarters of the Diamer Division is the town of Chilas . [ 3 ]
The Diamir District is where the Karakoram Highway enters Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The capital of the Diamir District is Chilas.The Diamir District is bounded by the Astore District in the east, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the south and southwest (separated by the Babusar Pass or Babusar Top), the Darel District on the west, the Ghizar District in the north and ...
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