Shigar Valley

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Shigar Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known as a gateway to the Karakoram mountains and major trekking routes including those to K2.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Shigar Valley canonical 15
Shigar 5
Cold Desert of Shigar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf tourist destination
valley
accessRouteTo Baltoro Glacier
Broad Peak
Concordia
Gasherbrum massif
K2 base camp
Trango Towers
administrativeDistrict Shigar District
climateType cold arid
connectedByRoadTo Skardu
containsSettlement Askole
Dassu
Shigar
linked to: Shigar River

Thalle
country Pakistan
drainedBy Shigar River
elevationCategory high mountain valley
geologicalFeature glacially carved valley
hasGlacierAccess Baltoro Glacier
Biafo Glacier
hasLandmark Cold Desert of Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley

Shigar Fort
hasRiver Shigar River
inhabitedBy Balti people
linked to: Balti
knownAs gateway to the Karakoram
knownFor access to K2
glacial landscapes
high-altitude trekking
mountain scenery
locatedIn Baltistan
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram
nearestMajorTown Skardu
partOf Karakoram region
linked to: Karakoram
primaryLanguage Balti
provinceLevelUnit Gilgit-Baltistan
regionType high-altitude
remote
religionMajority Islam
tourismActivity cultural tourism
mountaineering
trekking
trekRoute Askole–Baltoro–K2 base camp
linked to: K2 base camp

Askole–Concordia
linked to: Concordia

Askole–Gasherbrum base camps
linked to: K2 base camp
trekStartingPoint Askole
tributaryOf Indus River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakoram contains Shigar Valley
Hispar Glacier connectsRegion Shigar Valley
Biafo Glacier locatedInDistrict Shigar District
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar Valley hasLandmark Cold Desert of Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Skardu near Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar River flowsThrough Shigar Valley
Shigar River flowsNear Shigar town
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar River valleyFormed Shigar Valley
Braldu Valley near Shigar Valley
Askole partOf Shigar Valley
subject linked to: Askole village
Thalle locatedIn Shigar Valley
Thalle hasRiverValley Shigar Valley
Thalle nearbySettlementRegion Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar Fort locatedIn Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar Fort locatedIn Shigar Valley
Shigar Fort valley Shigar Valley
Shigar District capital Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar District contains Shigar Valley
Shigar District hasSettlement Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
Shigar District hasValley Shigar Valley
Balti people associatedWith Shigar Valley
Karakoram River valleys contains Shigar Valley