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The Astore Valley (Urdu: وادی استور; el. 2,600 m (8,500 ft)) is a valley located in the Astore DistrictofGilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.[1]
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Photograph of an unnamed, 5400-metre peak raising jagged, snow-clad ramparts above the Astore Valley
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  Astore Valley Location within Astore District Show map of Gilgit Baltistan Astore Valley Location in Pakistan Show map of Pakistan | |
| Floor elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | وادی استور (Urdu) |
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| Coordinates | 35°02′20.3″N 75°06′36.9″E / 35.038972°N 75.110250°E / 35.038972; 75.110250 |
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, around 1600:
Ghāzī Mukhpun, a Persian adventurer, is said to have married a princess of the Skārdu reigning family. The four sons born of this union became Rās of Skārdu, Astor, Roundu, and Kharmang respectively, and from them are descended the families of the present chiefs of those places. The independence of Astor ceased at the Dogra conquest.[2]
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