Astore | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Coordinates: | 35.22°N 74.51°W |
Pushpin Map: | Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Astore within Pakistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Adm. Unit |
Subdivision Name1: | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Astore District |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Elevation M: | 2546 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PKT |
Utc Offset1: | +5:00 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Dsb |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gilgit-Baltistan##Location in Pakistan |
Astore is the main city of Astore District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is situated at an altitude of 2546m (8,353feet).[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.[2]
Astore has a continental climate (Köppen Dsb).