Skardu, Pakistan
سکردو
Skardu is a town of 260,000 people in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Why visit Skardu
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 7 places to eat, 22 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Skardu Fort and Kharphocho Fort.
Weather in Skardu
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About Skardu
Skardu (Urdu: سکردو, romanised: skardū, Balti: སྐར་མདོ, pronounced [skərduː]) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. Skardu serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division. It is situated at an average elevation of nearly 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) above sea level in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers.
From the Wikipedia article Skardu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Skardu on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks12
Skardu Fort
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
Historic site in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes7
Where to stay22
Hotel Saspolo Skardu
Motel and hotel · 1.5 km
Near abdullah hospital Skardu, سکردو
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Healthcare3
Map of Skardu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Skardu Airport (KDU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Yougu 49 km east, about 49 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Skardu 2018-04-01 The City Of Peace, Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skardu 240630 01, Moskenes, CC BY 4.0
- Polo Ground Skardu, Sanaullah Khan Baltistan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kharpochoo - Skardu Fort, Sanabalti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skardu Polo Ground LHR 1738, Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Winter season Skardu Pakistan, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skardu Polo Ground LHR 1758, Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo taken from Kharphocho Fort in Skardu, Uzair Ahmed Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skardu Fort Entrance 2024, MBurch, CC0
- SkarduFromFort1175, Waqas Usman More images at http://pbase.com/waqas and http://waqas.fotopic.net, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Kharpocho aka Skardu Fort(1), Usmanzfr1992, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skardu City (19984546459), Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Skardu City from Kharpocho Fort in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (15983324614), Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Indus River Near Skardu City, Anchan Balti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skardu Desert towards Shigar, Jaiserabbas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cherry blossom skardu, Nadeemmajoka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Indus at Skardu, Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cherry of Skardu, JogiAsad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cherry in Skardu, JogiAsad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of Kharpocho Fort, Hannan Balti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Somewhere in Kohistan, ShahzaibAkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Somewhere in Kohistan3, ShahzaibAkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Somewhere in Kohistan 2, ShahzaibAkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Winter season view, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Another View Of THe longest River of Pakistan, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sun Set in North Pakostan, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Indus RiVer, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Another view of The River, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chunda bridge in chunda Valley, ShamsMajeedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View from Kharpocho, Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bufotes latastii, Pakistan, Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska, CC BY 4.0
- Altiphylax stoliczkai, Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska, CC BY 4.0
- Katpana.Lake, Yawar.talib, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Dividers, Rizwan Bhiriya (RB), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Streaked Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum) (15277227103), Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kharphocho Fort (19547533234), Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bufotes latastii1, Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska, CC BY 4.0
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) (53446902292), Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan from Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) (53925115507), Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan from Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Streptopelia orientalis 419866473, Imran Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skardu Polo Ground LHR 1735, Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shangrila Resort Skardu, PK 01, Jaiserabbas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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