# Askole

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| native_name        = {{nq|اسکولی}}
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| settlement_type    = [Village](/source/Village)
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| image_caption      = Askole village on the banks of the [Braldu River](/source/Braldu_River)
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| subdivision_name1  = [Gilgit-Baltistan](/source/Gilgit-Baltistan)
| subdivision_type2  = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name2  = [Shigar](/source/Shigar_District)
| subdivision_type3  = [Tehsil](/source/Tehsil)
| subdivision_name3  = [Shigar](/source/Shigar)
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| subdivision_name4  = Braldo
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'''Askole''', '''Askoli''', or '''Askoly''' ({{langx|ur|{{unq|اسکولی}}}}) is a small town located in [Braldo](/source/Braldo) Valley (district [Shigar](/source/Shigar)), in the [Gilgit–Baltistan](/source/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan) region of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). Askole lies in a remote region of the [Karakoram](/source/Karakoram) mountains {{Convert|3040|meters|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level. It is notable for being the final settlement before the wilderness of the high Karakorams begins. In 1996, Askole had a population of 370.<ref>[https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1511&context=himalaya Indigenous Labour Arrangements and Household Security in Northern Pakistan]</ref> 

== Geography ==
Askole is the gateway to four of the world's 14 highest peaks known as the [Eight-thousander](/source/Eight-thousander)s (above {{nowrap|8,000 meters}}),<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/07/Askole.html Location of Askole - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref> and is the launchpad for mountaineering expeditions to [K2](/source/K2), [Gasherbrum I](/source/Gasherbrum_I), [Broad Peak](/source/Broad_Peak) and other major mountains.

=== Expeditions ===
Expeditions to the following peaks are launched from Askole:
* [K2](/source/K2), second highest peak in the world at 8,611&nbsp;m
* [Gasherbrum I](/source/Gasherbrum_I), 11th highest in the world at 8,080&nbsp;m.
* [Broad Peak](/source/Broad_Peak), 12th highest in the world at 8,047&nbsp;m.
* [Gasherbrum II](/source/Gasherbrum_II), 13th highest in the world at 8,035&nbsp;m.
* [Gasherbrum III](/source/Gasherbrum_III), 7,946&nbsp;m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
* [Gasherbrum IV](/source/Gasherbrum_IV), 17th highest in the world at 7,932&nbsp;m.
* [Masherbrum](/source/Masherbrum) (K1), 22nd highest in the world at 7,821&nbsp;m.
* [Chogolisa](/source/Chogolisa), 36th highest in the world at 7,665&nbsp;m.
* [Baintha Brakk](/source/Baintha_Brakk), 'The Ogre', 7,285&nbsp;m.
* [Muztagh Tower](/source/Muztagh_Tower), 7,273&nbsp;m.
* [Snow Dome](/source/Snow_Dome_(Concordia)), 7,160&nbsp;m.
* [Biarchedi](/source/Biarchedi), 6,781m
* [Trango Towers](/source/Trango_Towers), 6,363&nbsp;m, the highest cliffs in the world.
* [Mitre Peak](/source/Mitre_Peak_(Pakistan)), 6,010&nbsp;m.

== See also ==
*[Karakoram Highway](/source/Karakoram_Highway)

==References==
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Category:Populated places in Shigar District
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