History of Astore

                                  History of Astore

 

Astore is one of the six districts of the Gilgit balistan ,the district contanins the Astore  valley and is bounded to the west by diamer District from which is was separated in (2004) to the north by  skardu District and to the south by Khyber pakhtumkha and Neelum District of Azad Kashmir , According to the populatia was 71,666 The Astore villey has an areas , of 5,092km2 and an attitude of 2600m.

                                                

                Accessibity

Astore is connected to Gilgit whid is well connected by air with Islamabad  (Weather Dependent) and by road with Islamabad / Rawapindi, sekardu and chitral you cantake of filght to Gilgit from the capital of the country and drive to Astore from and drive to Astore from and Gilgit on metalled road, Astore valley has a moderate climate during summer,In winter it can snow upto  6inches (15m) in the main vallags and upto 2-3 feet (60-90cm) in the mountains , in mirmalik valley it snows upto 6feet (1.8m) in February

Language      

The main language spaken in the valley is shira caslo  knows as Tshinal,urdu,which is the Naltional language of Pakistan is the second most frequently spoken Language , There are different Dialect of shina Spoken in the summer months ,local, guides and police in Tarshing or astore may speak some English .



Villages And valleys

Astore           Dashkin;  Shekong ; Lians ;Chain;Chotit

GorikaT        Doyan; Fateri

Louse          Khumay; Cani

Ziyan     Parishing; Fina

Bunji       Rama; Gundia; Gunadach

Choungrah      Rattu;Gurais ;Gutumsar


                                                                                                                       writing by Choudhary Rashid

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