Skardu

Summary

Skardu is a city^[1]. Skardu ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skardu is located in Skardu District^[3].
• Skardu is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Skardu is on the body of water Indus River^[5].
• Skardu is on the body of water Shigar River^[6].
• Skardu's image is recorded as Skardu 2018-04-01 The City Of Peace.jpg^[7].
• Skardu's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Skardu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cortina d'Ampezzo^[9].
• Skardu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243221549^[10].
• Skardu's Commons category is recorded as Skardu (city)^[11].
• Skardu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.3, 'lon': 75.616666666667}^[12].
• Skardu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v25b^[13].
• Skardu's significant event is recorded as Siege of Skardu^[14].
• Skardu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skardu (city)^[15].
• Skardu's page banner is recorded as Lake Shangrila banner.jpg^[16].
• Skardu's population is recorded as {'amount': '+112996'}^[17].
• Skardu's territory claimed by is recorded as India^[18].
• Skardu's capital of is recorded as Skardu District^[19].
• Skardu's category for people born here is recorded as Q115217812^[20].
• Skardu's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1164709^[21].
• Skardu's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1083804^[22].
• Skardu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'سکردو'}^[23].
• Skardu's UN/LOCODE is recorded as PKKDU^[24].
• Skardu's Facebook location ID is recorded as 107782269251202^[25].
• Skardu's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2226'}^[26].
• Skardu's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2774916^[27].

Body

Geography

Skardu is in the country of Pakistan^[4]. Skardu is located in Skardu District^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Indus River^[5], a river^[28], in Pakistan^[29] and Shigar River^[6], a river^[30], in Pakistan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Skardu's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2226'}^[26]. Skardu's population is recorded as {'amount': '+112996'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Skardu's instance of is recorded as city^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Skardu include Skardu Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Pakistan^[34].

Why It Matters

Skardu ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month).^[2] Skardu has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Skardu is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Skardu include Skardu Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Pakistan^[34].