Astore, Pakistan
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Astore, also spelt Astor, is the capital of Astore District
in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan
. It is located at 35°22'0N 74°51'0E with an altitude of 2546 metres (8353 feet) and is the coldest place within the country, with temperatures reaching −26 degrees Celsius.
Astore District
Astore is one of the six districts of the Gilgit Baltistan. The district contains the Astore Valley and is bounded to the west by Diamer District , 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...
in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is located at 35°22'0N 74°51'0E with an altitude of 2546 metres (8353 feet) and is the coldest place within the country, with temperatures reaching −26 degrees Celsius.