natural wonder
Lower Kachura Lake (Shangrila)
A green lake in a bowl of poplars and apricot trees near Skardu, with a resort built around a crashed aircraft fuselage converted into a restaurant on the shore.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan · Asia
Shigar is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Skardu, 26km from Lower Kachura Lake (Shangrila).
Shigar is a town located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Shigar sits in Pakistan. It's in the Asia/Karachi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Shigar to your route.
Shigar (Urdu: شگر) is the headquarters of Shigar District and tehsil in the Baltistan division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Shigar River in the most remote part of the region. It is a popular site for tourists and trekkers and contains many historical buildings ofRead more
architectural significance associated with several different communities.
The town is inhabited almost exclusively by the Balti people of Tibetan descent. Almost 65% of the population belongs to the Shia sect of Islam, 26% to the Norbakhshi sect and the remaining to the Sunni sect. Via the Shigar Valley, it is the gateway to the Karakoram mountain range, which has five eight-thousanders, including K2.
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Shigar is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia. The coordinates are 35.4238 latitude, 75.7391 longitude.
Shigar has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Pakistan.
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natural wonder
A green lake in a bowl of poplars and apricot trees near Skardu, with a resort built around a crashed aircraft fuselage converted into a restaurant on the shore.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
The Land of the Giants: a treeless alpine plateau averaging 4,114 m between Skardu and Astore, snowbound most of the year and carpeted in wildflowers each July, home to Himalayan brown bears.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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