{"id":1588,"date":"2023-06-05T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecubicfeetdesign.com\/blog\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2023-06-05T08:18:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T03:18:32","slug":"skardu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecubicfeetdesign.com\/blog\/skardu\/","title":{"rendered":"Skardu- The Land Of Eight-Thousanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skardu is one of the most beautiful cities located in the north of Pakistan. It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Skardu also serves as the capital of the Skardu<\/a> district and the Baltistan division. It is situated at an elevation of about 2,500 meters at the confluence of the Shigar and Indus rivers.<\/p>\n

The city is known to be an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of the nearby Karakoram mountain range.<\/p>\n

The word Skardu is derived from the Balti language which literally means \u201ca lowland between two high places.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> The reference to two high places here is Shigar city and Satpara lake.<\/p>\n

Early History<\/h2>\n

The Skardu region has long been part of the Buddhist cultural sphere, especially Tibet as early as the Tibetan Empire was founded under Songsten Gampo in the mid-7th century CE. The Tibetan tantric scriptures can still be found all over the Baltistan region till the 9th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n

Modern-day Skardu<\/h2>\n

Modern-day Skardu is a major tourist attraction of Pakistan.\u00b7It is known to be a terraneous region having four out of the world’s 14 eight-thousander peaks. The main tourist season is from April to October, other times of the year you might find travel enthusiasts but mainly the area is cut off because of extended periods of snowy, freezing winter weather.<\/p>\n

Let’s have a look at some of the most amazing tourist spots in Skardu that hold historical importance.<\/p>\n

Manthal Buddha Rock<\/h3>\n

A large granite rock with a relief sculpture of buddha<\/p>\n

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